http://dir.salon.com/topics/olympics/?source=rss&aim=olympics en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT King Kaufman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/22/olympics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/22/olympics/index.html?source=rss The president talks about cherished American values -- curiously, without mentioning advertising or kicking butt. By Salil Tripathi Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/01/dalai_lama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/01/dalai_lama/index.html?source=rss Some Tibetans have had it with the spiritual leader's nonviolence. But as Gandhi showed, patience can be the deadliest of weapons. By King Kaufman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/24/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/24/thursday/index.html?source=rss The Olympic torch speaks: A rare phone interview from a secret hideout in Australia. Plus: Flapless batting helmet renaissance. By Julia Wallace Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/23/chalked_up/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/23/chalked_up/index.html?source=rss Former national champ Jennifer Sey exposes the anorexia and sexual and mental abuse that are rampant in elite women's gymnastics. Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/21/vile_state_of_internet_discourse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/21/vile_state_of_internet_discourse/index.html?source=rss The online reaction to a Chinese Olympic torch-bearer who dared criticize a boycott of a French supermarket chain? Burn her, stone her, she's a witch! By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/10/torch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/10/torch/index.html?source=rss Protesters felt burned when the city of San Francisco changed the relay route. But one Burmese activist scored against China anyway. By King Kaufman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/10/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/10/thursday/index.html?source=rss The Olympic torch ducks out of sight in San Francisco, leaving the streets to thousands of politicians. By King Kaufman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/25/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/25/tuesday/index.html?source=rss IOC president Rogge's pretense that the Olympics aren't political has him defending China as it cracks down on freedoms. By Erich Follath and Wieland Wagner Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss His Holiness struggles to defuse mounting violence between Tibet and China. Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/21/china_tibet_spin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/21/china_tibet_spin/index.html?source=rss One well-known Chinese blogger suggests we can look to the White House for the answer. Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/20/beijing_olympic_debacle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/20/beijing_olympic_debacle/index.html?source=rss Riots and death in Tibet, out-of-control pollution, protests over Darfur: Beijing's ready for its close-up! Catherine Price Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/18/synchronized_sexism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/18/synchronized_sexism/index.html?source=rss Kenyon Smith is a synchronized-swimming star. But he's also a guy. Does that mean he should be banned from the Olympics? By Thilo Thielke Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/14/kenya_runners/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/14/kenya_runners/index.html?source=rss Kenya's long-distance runners are moving targets in a recent outburst of ethnic violence -- two have been murdered and many more fear death. By Jill Savitt Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/04/china_darfur/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/04/china_darfur/index.html?source=rss Slick P.R. moves around the '08 Olympics can't hide the fact that China is still complicit in the Darfur genocide. Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/29/olympic_pigs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/29/olympic_pigs/index.html?source=rss Chinese bloggers would rather be eaten by world-class athletes than work in coal mines. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/09/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/08/09/thursday/index.html?source=rss With a year to go before the Beijing Olympics, activists say China hasn't kept the promises it made to get them. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/18/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/18/wednesday/index.html?source=rss There must be a way to stop NBA teams who have clinched their playoff spot from tanking or "resting their starters" in games that still have meaning. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/07/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/07/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Conference tournament madness: It's fun to watch the small-timers if you don't mind rooting for the overdog. Plus: Chicago Olympics. And: Barry's big head. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/26/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/26/monday/index.html?source=rss Olympic champ Rulon Gardner survives plane crash. The Jack Bauer of the Greco-Roman set. Plus: Ohio State beats Wisconsin. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/11/29/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/11/29/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Huge London Olympics cost overruns are right on schedule. Plus: Coach K "lifts" a chin. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/15/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/15/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Without Olympic rings, the world championships are just a bunch of guys playing basketball. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/15/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/15/wednesday/index.html?source=rss The real culprit behind all that lost productivity at Tournament time. Plus: How USA baseball's failure is different from basketball's. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/07/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/07/tuesday/index.html?source=rss World Baseball Classic: Interested? Tickets available. Plus: Bob Costas on the "first African-American" and NBC's Olympics coverage. And: Kirby Puckett. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/01/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/01/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Barry Bonds in drag: Is this what it takes to create "team chemistry"? We'll see. Plus: A Buck O'Neil petition. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/02/27/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/02/27/monday/index.html?source=rss Olympics postscript: On ratings, streakers, drugs and why Bode Miller deserves infamy. Hint: Not because he didn't try.