Reigning U.S. Figure Skating Champ Ashley Wagner Battles to Make Sochi
After the short program at trials, she’s in fourth place — and that’s not good enough for an Olympic berth
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TIME Exclusive Sneak Peek: What U.S. Olympic Athletes Will Wear on the Medal Stand
Here’s hoping that we’ll be seeing a lot of these outfits once the Olympic Winter Games start in Sochi, Russia in February. Nike gave TIME a preview of the gear that U.S. Olympic medalists will be wearing on the podium.
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Fifth Time Was Charm for Cuba-Florida Swimmer
Inside the “extreme dream” of Diana Nyad
Is It Genes, or the Gym, That Makes Great Athletes? Q&A With Author of “The Sports Gene”
A sports science writer unlocks the mysteries behind championship performances
Study Documents How Brain Damage from Concussions Progresses
New insights into how concussions damage the brain could lead to earlier diagnosis and better treatments
Dara Torres: Oldest Olympic Hopeful at Swim Trials
She’s 45 and trying for her sixth Olympic Games. And she admits it isn’t easy
Why U.S. Gymnast Shawn Johnson Gave Up Bid for Second Olympics
For professional athletes, retiring from sports is never easy. Johnson talks candidly about what inspired her comeback — and why she decided to end her competitive career
The Duel in the Pool: Meet Ryan Lochte, the Man Who Beat Michael Phelps (and Wants to Again)
If the drama in the 2008 Olympic pool was all about Michael Phelps, at the London Games it will be focused on the battle between Phelps and teammate Ryan Lochte
He’s Baaack: Inside the Mind of Michael Phelps
He’s already the greatest Olympian of all time. In London he could be come the most decorated one
Q&A With Olympic Swimmer Amanda Beard: Playboy, Pools and Playdates
Amanda Beard competed in her first Olympic Games as an innocent 14 year old. Now a mother and training for her fifth Games, she opens up about depression, cutting, bulimia and abusive relationships in her new book “In the Water …
Olympic Outlook: In Gymnastics, Meet America’s Flying Squirrel
U.S. gymnasts have a tough road ahead to make the Olympic squad. But that doesn’t deter Gabby Douglas, who left her family and home for a chance to compete in London