After a crash in Austria, America’s most decorated skier needs reconstructive surgery. Why she’s a good bet to make it back for Sochi
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Top 10 Everything: Sports
In 55 wide-ranging lists, TIME surveys the highs and lows, the good and the bad of the past 12 months
“I can confirm there was an incident involving members of the Rio team who accessed and removed files without permission.”
TIME At The Olympics
Over the next month or so, you may notice very infrequent posts on Keeping Score. The reason: TIME’s sports coverage will be focusing on the 2012 London Olympics. So for dispatches from the Games, and stories on the history, culture, economics, science, and other aspects of the Olympics, plus photo galleries, Top 10 lists and more, …
TIME Olympics Blog: London Calling
Programming note: today, TIME has launched an Olympics blog, which will feature daily coverage of the lead-up to the London Olympics, as well as dispatches from the Games themselves. You can find the blog here. Leading it off: a …
David Beckham Left Off Britain’s Olympic Soccer Team
He’s Britain’s most famous soccer export, but he won’t be a part of its Olympic team
Dead Heat: How the U.S. Track And Field Trials Got All Muddled
Will a coin toss, runoff, or a new twist – rock-paper-scissors! – break the Allyson Felix-Jeneba Tarmoh tie in the women’s 100 meters?
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
Dream Team Documentary: Film Sheds Light On ’92 Olympic Legends
For years, the 1992 men’s Olympic basketball team — the Dream Team, the greatest collection of basketball talent, and maybe overall sporting talent, to wear the same uniform — has spawned all sorts of urban legends. Stories …
London Olympics: Opening Ceremony to Star Cows, Sheep
Director Danny Boyle has unveiled his vision for the London Olympics opening ceremony—he plans to recreate the British countryside, complete with farm animals, inside the Olympic Arena.
Occupy Olympics: Why Protesters Want to Disrupt the London Games
Seeking to build on public anger over the cost of the London Olympics, protest groups are making plans for marches and demonstrations to coincide with the games. The police, however, have warned that spectacles will not be tolerated.
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
How An Olympian Raises The Bar For Plus-Sized Women
Sarah Robles wants more than a medal in London. She wants to break body-size stereotypes.