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The Milan Olympics Has a Backup Location. It’s in Upstate New York.

Organizers are in a race against the clock to complete a track for bobsled, luge, and skeleton for the 2026 Winter Games. Should they fall short, those events will take place in Lake Placid, N.Y.

ByJoshua Robinson, The Wall Street Journal
The Milan Olympics Has a Backup Location. It’s in Upstate New York.

Next Up: The Oddlympics

The recent addition of breakdancing as an Olympic sport has generated heated discussions over what events should be on the Games’ roster. Admittedly, however, other categories that have stood the test of time stray quite far from your run-of-the-mill track and field (dressage and the modern pentathlon spring to mind.) In fact, the Olympics have […]

Jo Pierri
Next Up: The Oddlympics
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Threats to Olympics Turn Paris Into an Open-Air Fortress

Events for the 2024 Summer Games will be held at iconic locales throughout the city, drawing millions of visitors, in a security challenge as difficult as any athletic contest

By Matthew Dalton, The Wall Street Journal
Threats to Olympics Turn Paris Into an Open-Air Fortress

Olympic Flame Torch Relay to Begin in Ancient Olympia on April 16

The Olympic Flame Torch Relay will travel across Greece after a lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia on April 16 and from there to France for the Paris 2024 Games.

Olympic Flame Torch Relay to Begin in Ancient Olympia on April 16

A Bronze Medal for The Women’s Water Polo Team and Qualification to the Paris Olympics

In a lightning move, Nicole Eleftheriadou puts Greece ahead on the scoreboard and demands that skeptics remain silent. Immediately after, Ioanna Stamatopoulou pulls down the shutters, maintaining the precious lead.

A Bronze Medal for The Women’s Water Polo Team and Qualification to the Paris Olympics

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