They get a 9 for pomp and spectacle, but only a 3 for furthering world understanding and a 2 for the fan experience.
By John Krich Aug 25, 2008
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Like all the Olympics, the Beijing games leave us with abiding memories -- and a spark of inspiration.
By Gary Kamiya
August 25, 2008
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The outrage over Usain Bolt's chest-pounding proves that we expect athletes to be heroes -- and when they're not, we turn on them.
By Jennifer Sey
August 25, 2008
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By only showing snippets of classic events like the decathlon, high jump and pole vaulting, NBC is missing what makes the Olympics special.
By Gary Kamiya
August 23, 2008
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Relative press freedom hasn't led to rampant muckraking, but it's not all smiles and "Have a great day!" beyond Olympic Beijing.
By John Krich
August 23, 2008
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Enough with the diving, NBC.
By King Kaufman
August 22, 2008
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The great diver's farewell look showed us all how to say goodbye.
By Gary Kamiya
August 22, 2008
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The U.S. track and field debacle and NBC's shabby treatment of the games' glamour event. Plus: Keri Walsh. And: Teddy Atlas.
By King Kaufman
August 22, 2008
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In a nightmarish 30 minutes, the world's track powerhouse is humiliated -- while amazing little Jamaica laps it again.
By Gary Kamiya
August 22, 2008
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I love the American beach volleyball champions -- and it isn't just because they have great derrieres.
By Gary Kamiya
August 22, 2008
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The IOC chief criticizes the magnificent Bolt for celebrating. Is he an idiot or just crazy?
By King Kaufman
August 21, 2008
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Usain Bolt's performance was the greatest individual athletic feat of our time.
By Gary Kamiya
August 21, 2008
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For young stars like Shawn Johnson and Lolo Jones with their whole lives ahead of them, the Olympics are a tough act to follow.
By Jennifer Sey
August 21, 2008
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After the second straight Olympics in which a U.S. women's team has been on the wrong side of a "miracle," it's time for women to try baseball
By King Kaufman
August 21, 2008
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A blogger uses Google and a Chinese search engine to find government documents showing the uneven-bars champ's birth date as Jan. 1, 1994.
By King Kaufman
August 21, 2008
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At the Olympics, you sometimes find yourself rooting for athletes because of their race. And that's OK.
By Gary Kamiya
August 20, 2008
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NBC's baseball announcers make stuff up about both. And insult West Virginia for good measure.
By King Kaufman
August 20, 2008
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My day of track and field was glorious, but I long to turn the Olympics back to the purity of my boyhood dreams.
By John Krich
August 20, 2008
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Steps from gold, she clips a hurdle and falters, leading to an agony that's unique to the games.
By King Kaufman
August 20, 2008
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Those hand signals the women flash behind their butts: They must be explained. Again.
By King Kaufman
August 20, 2008
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The scary "Sopranos" mobster showed up in Beijing, cunningly disguised as an American pole-vault coach.
By Gary Kamiya
August 19, 2008
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The real question to ask after Liukin and He's routines: Why can't there be a tie?
By Jennifer Sey
August 19, 2008
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Slate has a scientific method for measuring the mawkishness of NBC's coverage.
By King Kaufman
August 19, 2008
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Their overheated, U.S.-obsessed reaction to Monday night's uneven-bars final made America look like a banana republic.
By Gary Kamiya
August 19, 2008
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Saving energy for the final is one thing, but slowing down before the tape in heats looks like a recipe for disaster.
By King Kaufman
August 19, 2008
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