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Report: Russia Led A State-Run Doping Program For The 2014 Sochi Olympics

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5 years ago

Report: Russia Led A State-Run Doping Program For The 2014 Sochi Olympics

Darren Orf

Just Six Months After The Olympics, Sochi Looks Like A Ghost Town

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7 years ago

Just Six Months After The Olympics, Sochi Looks Like A Ghost Town

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Opens — And You Can Jump Off It

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7 years ago

World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Opens — And You Can Jump Off It

James Baker

The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world has opened in Russia, with a 550m span. It offers breathtaking views of the Sochi landscape, but it isn’t really designed for your daily commute — it is part of a skypark, and you can bungee jump off it for a 200m…

Ice-Climbing Structures Are Mind-Blowing Experimental Architecture

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7 years ago

Ice-Climbing Structures Are Mind-Blowing Experimental Architecture

Geoff Manaugh

7 years ago

This Week’s Top Comedy Video: Putin’s Local Olympics Commercial

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The Sochi Winter Olympics were Russia’s chance to cultivate a powerful image on the world stage. Whether they achieved that is still up for debate. But did you ever wonder how Russia promoted the Olympics to its home audience? Turns out, they went for a slightly different aesthetic.

7 years ago

How Olympic Ice Skates Are Designed For Speed, Spins And Swerves

Robert Sorokanich

The Inside Story Of How Olympic Timekeeping Is So Amazingly Precise

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7 years ago

The Inside Story Of How Olympic Timekeeping Is So Amazingly Precise

Sarah Zhang

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7 years ago

Did A Cat Destroy The Ceiling At A Sochi Olympic Arena?

Mario Aguilar

By now it’s hard to tell what’s true when it comes to reports about the infrastructural failings at the Olympics in Sochi. But what we’ve got here, folks, appears to be security footage of a cat falling through the ceiling of the Adler Arena Skating Center. Oh my.

7 years ago

What It Looks Like To Go Down A Luge Track At A Blazing 130km/h

Casey Chan

Under Armour’s Suits May Actually Be Slowing Down Speedskaters

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7 years ago

Under Armour’s Suits May Actually Be Slowing Down Speedskaters

Jamie Condliffe

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