Olympics - The Cut

olympics 2024 Yesterday at 10:55 a.m.

The Best 2024 Olympics Merch You Need to Celebrate the Paris GamesFrom faux medals and festive flags to stylish Team USA apparel.

By Morgan Evans

olympics 2024 Yesterday at 7:00 a.m.

For 120 Million, 13 Reasons to HopeThe Refugee Olympic Team wants more than just medals. At the Paris Games, the group’s female athletes hope to remind us of what refugees can achieve.

By Claire Lampen

olympics July 24, 2024

Why Do the Olympic Mascots Look Like That?First of all, they’re Phryges, a hat dear to French national consciousness.

By Claire Lampen

olympics 2024 July 23, 2024

The Olympic Village Is for Content CreationThe world’s best athletes have been posting up a storm since arriving in Paris.

By Olivia Craighead

olympics 2024 July 19, 2024

Japanese Olympic Gymnast Shoko Miyata Sent Home for SmokingThe team captain will no longer compete after an investigation found that she had been smoking and drinking.

By Olivia Craighead

sneakers July 19, 2024

Celebrity Sightings In New York City - July 11, 2024

Why Did Adidas Apologize for Its Bella Hadid Sneaker Ad?The brand has reportedly removed the model, an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights, from its campaign after accusations of antisemitism.

By Danielle Cohen

olympics 2024 July 17, 2024

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What We Learned From the Simone Biles DocuseriesThe gymnast gets candid about the challenges she’s faced on her road back to the Olympics.

By Tariro Mzezewa

olympics 2024 July 17, 2024

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Swims In Seine Ahead Of Olympic Games

Paris Mayor Braves River Previously Full of PoopAnne Hidalgo kept her promise and swam in a supposedly clean Seine.

By Olivia Craighead

sports July 5, 2024

How a Sport Climber Prepares for the OlympicsNatalia Grossman talks the challenges of bouldering, what keeps her hooked on the sport, and bringing more people into the gym.

By Talia Barrington

olympics 2024 June 24, 2024

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Are Olympians Going to Swim in Poop Water?Despite lots of money and talk, the Seine is still full of crap just a month ahead of the Olympics.

By Olivia Craighead

sports June 18, 2024

CeCé Telfer’s Love Letter to Trans Athletes EverywhereThe 29-year-old trans track star was barred from her Olympic dreams. In her new memoir, she advocates for herself when no one else will.

By Sara Youngblood Gregory

olympics 2024 May 14, 2024

Tour of Paris 2024 Olympic Village Visit

Is This the Least Sexy Room in Paris?The infamous “anti-sex beds” are back for the 2024 Olympics.

By Olivia Craighead

sports Apr. 15, 2024

Why Are People Mad About Nike’s Olympic Track Uniforms for Women?Many female athletes are not pleased with a high-cut leotard designed for the U.S. women’s track-and-field team.

By Danielle Cohen

breakout Mar. 20, 2024

Sunny Choi Brings Break-dancing to the Olympics“I always knew I wanted to be able to be free, to let go of everything and just be there: me, floor, music.”

By Katja Vujić

paris olympics Jan. 2, 2024

Snoop Dogg Is Going to the OlympicsHe’s joining NBC as a special correspondent for the 2024 games.

By Tariro Mzezewa

sports June 22, 2022

World Swimming Just Issued a Blow to Trans AthletesThe organization banned transgender female athletes from competing in women’s events unless they transitioned before the age of 12.

By Danielle Cohen

2022 winter olympics Feb. 18, 2022

No One Was Happy at the Women’s Figure-Skating FinalsExcept Japanese bronze medalist Kaori Sakamoto.

By Mia Mercado

2022 winter olympics Feb. 17, 2022

A Russian Skater Won Olympic GoldBut not the one whom everyone expected.

By Mia Mercado

2022 winter olympics Feb. 16, 2022

Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski Said It All With Their SilenceThe two gave little commentary during Kamila Valieva’s performance after her positive drug test.

By Mia Mercado

2022 winter olympics Feb. 15, 2022

This Is Why You Don’t Let Mascots TalkBing Dwen Dwen’s voice is not what you’d expect.

By Mia Mercado

2022 winter olympics Feb. 11, 2022

Leave Eileen Gu AloneUnpacking the hypocritical and dangerous media coverage of the Olympic star.

By Chelsea Peng

2022 olympics Feb. 8, 2022

The Best, Weirdest, and Wildest Figure-Skating CostumesJesus, Harley Quinn, and lots of little gloves have made appearances at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

By Mia Mercado

power Feb. 8, 2022

What We Know About the Disappearance of Peng ShuaiAfter accusing a top Chinese government official of sexual assault, the tennis star’s well-being has become the source of international concern.

By Bindu Bansinath

2022 winter olympics Feb. 7, 2022

COVID Isolation at the Olympics Sounds Grim As Hell“I want all this to end. I cry every day.”

By Claire Lampen

2022 winter olympics Feb. 4, 2022

The Olympics Are Off to an Ominous StartThis year’s Winter Games take place against a backdrop of human-rights violations and looming international conflict.

By Claire Lampen

2022 winter olympics Feb. 4, 2022

That Olympics Opening Ceremony Was Trippy As HellExtra-long glow sticks? Dancing snowflakes? Am I high??

By Mia Mercado

2022 olympics Feb. 4, 2022

New Oily Flag-Bearer AlertNathan Crumpton and his torso are representing American Samoa at the Winter Olympics.

By Mia Mercado

2022 olympics Feb. 3, 2022

Shh, No Cheering at the OlympicsNothing says “Go, team” like a room of spectators sitting quietly.

By Mia Mercado

sports Feb. 1, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 Winter OlympicsThe opening ceremony kicks off in Beijing on Friday.

By Mia Mercado

beijing winter olympics Jan. 31, 2022

Robots Are Taking Over the OlympicsIt’s time to welcome our robot overlords.

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

déjà vu Oct. 19, 2021

It’s Time for Olympic Protests AgainDidn’t we just do this?

By Claire Lampen

team usa Sept. 16, 2021

Simone Biles Says the FBI ‘Turned a Blind Eye’ to Larry NassarTestifying in a Senate hearing, she blamed “an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse.”

By Danielle Cohen

sure why not Aug. 18, 2021

Would You Bring Your Olympic Gold Medal on a Boat?Kendall Jenner would.

By Claire Lampen

sports! Aug. 6, 2021

The Best Things We’ve Seen at the Olympics So FarA swim coach horny for gold, teens shredding the skateboarding category, and more.

By Claire Lampen and Mia Mercado

tokyo olympics Aug. 2, 2021

Belarusian Sprinter Gets Asylum After Abrupt Olympic ExitKrystsina Tsimanouskaya refused to return to Belarus after coaches pulled her from competition without notice.

By Claire Lampen

tokyo olympics July 29, 2021

Suni Lee Wins Gold!!!The gymnast took home the top prize in the individual all-around.

By Mia Mercado

sports! July 27, 2021

The Best TikToks From the OlympicsSo far, Australia is winning the gold in social-media content.

By Olivia Evans

sports! July 27, 2021

All the Tokyo Olympics Events You Should Actually WatchSo you don’t have to sort through 7,000 hours of televised sports on your own.

By Mia Mercado

sports! July 26, 2021

German Gymnasts Will Wear Whatever They Want, ThanksIn opting for full-length unitards, “We wanted to show that every woman, everybody, should decide what to wear.”

By Claire Lampen

pictograms July 23, 2021

New Sport Alert!!!The human pictograms portion of the opening ceremony is the best part of the Olympics so far.

By Claire Lampen

:’) July 23, 2021

Mr. Olympics Has ArrivedPita Taufatofua, Tonga’s hunky shirtless flag-bearer, is back to help open the 2020 Tokyo games.

By Claire Lampen

olympics July 22, 2021

A Breastfeeding Olympian Won’t Bring Her Son to TokyoThe Spanish swimmer expressed her “disappointment and disillusionment” with the Games’ COVID restrictions.

By Olivia Evans

2020 olympics July 22, 2021

The Ambivalence OlympicsCan you still love the Games with so many reasons to loathe them?

By Claire Lampen

sports! July 19, 2021

Will COVID Kill the Mood in the Olympic Village?Pandemic restrictions come for the sexiest event in sports.

By Claire Lampen

mental health July 8, 2021

Naomi Osaka: ‘Athletes Are Human’In a new essay for Time, the tennis champion called on the sport to do more to support players’ mental health.

By Mia Mercado

sports! July 6, 2021

All The Reasons We’re Excited for the OlympicsFrom newly added sports to incredible athletes to watch.

By Mia Mercado and Claire Lampen

power June 30, 2021

Silence Isn’t NeutralBy banning protests, the Olympics joins the chorus telling athletes to “shut up and dribble.”

By Claire Lampen

how i get it done June 29, 2021

How Olympic Gold Medalist Natasha Hastings Trained During Pregnancy“I didn’t enjoy pregnancy. Part of the reason is that I hid it for about six months because I didn’t know how my sponsors would react.”

By Charlotte Cowles

olympics June 28, 2021