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Well, We Have the Most Cringe-Inducing Moment of the Olympics So Far
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (545+ words) Olympics Jerk Watch'is a long-running feature that subjectively rates the jerkiness (or lack thereof) of the Games" biggest stars. Read more of Slate"s 2026 Olympics coverage'here. Nominee: Sturla Holm L'greid Known for: Winning biathlon medals, cheating on his girlfriend, apologizing…...
The Announcer Behind an All-Time Great Olympics Call Gets Ready to Say Goodbye to His Muse
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (664+ words) This is part of Slate's 2026 Olympics coverage. Read more'here.' So what's your routine going to be over the next couple weeks? I'm covering biathlon and cross-country, which is a big lift, obviously. I mean, I'm not flying around like Mike…...
Shaun White Taught Us All That the Parade of Nations Is Actually About Shaun White
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1018+ words) Shaun White Taught Us All That the Parade of Nations Is Actually About Shaun White'Slate Welcome back to Best Jobs at the Olympics, a biennial column in which I, Slate's Justin Peters, try my hardest to determine which of the…...
The Snowboarder Who Puts the “Extreme” in “Extremely Wanted Fugitive”
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (304+ words) This is part of Slate's 2026 Olympics coverage. Read more here." The Olympic Games are back. Hooray! Also back, therefore, is Slate's long-running Olympics Jerk Watch, in which I apply painstaking analysis to determine which prominent Olympic figures are (or, crucially,…...