Greg Rutherford questioned Brad Hall’s Olympic bobsleigh bottle after the dramatic high-speed crash that capped more British calamity in Beijing. Piloting Team GB’s two-man sled, Hall and brakeman Nick Gleeson overturned at 83mph on their third run to cross the finish line upside down, finish 11th and extend Britain’s miserable, medal-less run at these games. … Read more
Snowboarder Shaun White, who became the face of the sport by winning three gold medals, said on Saturday the 2022 Winter Olympics would be his last snowboarding competition and that he would retire from all contests. “I think this will be my, well this will be my last competition too, which is pretty special,” White, … Read more
Exponential investment into winter sports has transformed Team GB into a squad with record-breaking medal potential—but Olympic champion Amy Williams is adamant funding needs to keep up with British ambition. On and slides, mere hundredths of a second will decide which slopes get gold, silver and bronze in Beijing. But behind the scenes, immense integers … Read more
Chloe Maxmin, left, and Canyon Woodward. (Photo: Kristin Dillon) EDITOR’S NOTE:Every week we post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column on WashingtonPost.com. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thanks for … Read more