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Sports Illustrated
September 23, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Poolside in Sydney Clear out the chlorine and dust off the history books. This was a terrific swim meet. World records fell in 13 races, many more than once...   |
Salon.com
September 21, 2000
Gary Kamiya |
The morning after Australia comes to terms with the fact that reports of Ian Thorpe's divinity were slightly exaggerated. |
Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Hall fights his way back Now that his son has overcome diabetes to make the U.S. Olympic team in the 100-meter freestyle, Gary Hall Sr. could use a good finishing kick, the kind that can get him flight reservations, event tickets and housing for the Sydney Games next month. |
Popular Mechanics
August 19, 2008
Allen St. John |
After 8 Golds for Phelps, 8 Big Questions on Beijing's Super Pool Sports fans and average humans were left dumbfounded last week as Michael Phelps and his USA Swimming teammates shattered records on a daily basis. |
Sports Illustrated
August 8, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Inside Olympics Competition will be fierce when America's best dive into the Olympic trials |
Sports Illustrated
October 2, 2000 |
Top moments 'Best ever' Games churned out memorable moments... |
Sports Illustrated
September 20, 2000
Steve Rushin |
Swimming's hidden secret In a 20-Meter Hotel Pool Freestyle Free-For-All, I promise I could beat the Thorpedo. |
Sports Illustrated
August 16, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Swim trials top 10 (er, 12) Following the tremendous response to our 10 (well, OK, 12) top highlights, lowlights and sidelights of the U.S. track and field trials last month, we present, with two races still to be swum on Wednesday, our top 10 (well, OK, 12) list from the Olympic swimming trials |
Sports Illustrated
September 26, 2000 |
Sydney Pen Pals Thanks to the Sydney Olympics' internal computers, I can reach all the athletes via e-mail. So I e-mail 3,000 of them, 60 at a time, and ask them: What single thing has happened to you at these Olympics that you will never forget?... |
Sports Illustrated
September 17, 2000
Kelli Anderson |
Clock's ticking Jenny Thompson's chance at individual gold grows shorter |
Sports Illustrated
October 2, 2000 |
Thanks for the memories SI writers weigh in with their favorite Sydney moments... |
Sports Illustrated
August 15, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Veterans Day Beard, Van Dyken highlight '96 returnees |
Salon.com
September 25, 2000
Gary Kamiya |
Night of the thoroughbreds On an evening of amazing feats, an Australian hero and an American legend shone the brightest. |
Sports Illustrated
July 31, 2001
Brian Cazenueve |
Butterflying Michael Phelps may be wet behind the ears, but he was fast beyond his years at the worlds... |
Sports Central
August 25, 2008
Brian Cox |
Running With Heavy Burdens in Dark Shadows For the USA track and field athletes, these Olympics have been about missed opportunities and devastating losses. |
Sports Illustrated
August 11, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Mission accomplished for Dolan Tom Dolan spent a year training for a very specific 100 meters -- maybe only 50 meters -- the last leg of a race he hoped to swim this week. |
Sports Illustrated
March 3, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Defining the Olympic Spirit Welcome to the first Sydney 2000 Mailbag, where we'll discuss anything and everything relating to the Summer Games.... |
Sports Illustrated
May 23, 2000 |
Scorecard: Hot Times in a Fast Pool ...While the controversial neck-to-ankle suits worn by a handful of top swimmers could be contributing to the falling marks, it's no coincidence that of the 26 world records that have been set over the past two years and still stand, 14 have come at the SIAC... |
Salon.com
September 30, 2000
Gary Kamiya |
Enter Marion, exit Michael The final night of track and field saw the coronation of the greatest female athlete in the world -- and the golden departure of history's greatest 400-meter runner... |
Sports Illustrated
September 25, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Out of the shadows Despite controversy, track athletes excel |
Salon.com
September 27, 2000
Gary Kamiya |
Gold, silver and bronze What is it about Olympic medal ceremonies that is so moving? |
Salon.com
September 28, 2000
Kerry Lauerman |
The Olympics: Thursday Marion Jones wins gold No. 2 as the Williams sisters, an unknown Greek and Norwegian soccer players clean up. NBC, however, sinks to new lows. |
Sports Illustrated
June 8, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Tumbling around Gymnastics letters |
Sports Central
August 13, 2012
Angus Saul |
What London 2012 Was Really About London 2012 was all about passing on the baton. We can only hope that the baton is passed with good grace, and that sport will benefit from such a marvelous event. |
Sports Illustrated
March 19, 2003
Rick Reilly |
Pool Shark Jim Eubank of Oceanside, Calif., broke the 85-to-89-age-group swimming world record in the 800-meter freestyle by more than 14 seconds and set two other records besides. Turns out he's one of the coolest men I'd ever come across. Heroic. Classy. Brave. Buffed. Wise. Kind. |
Sports Illustrated
April 5, 2000 |
What's in and what's out Q&A on the Olympics: Anything like Triplecast in the future?... Handball... Surfing... Mary Slaney and Amy Van Dyken... Why no golf?... Michael Bennett... Will Bahamas team win the 4x100-meter relay?... |
Sports Illustrated
September 22, 2000
Alexander Wolff |
Braving deeper waters Maldivian swimmer delivers a most important message |
Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2001
Tim Layden |
Help Wanted Hurdler Anjanette Kirkland was the aging U.S. team's only first-time world champion... |
Sports Illustrated
August 22, 2000
E.M. Swift |
Inside Olympics Blaine Wilson lifted himself to new peaks at the U.S. gymnastics trials... U.S. swimmer Dara Torres has been a fashion model, TV color commentator and infomercial spokeswoman. Now, at 33, she is foremost a history maker. |
Sports Illustrated
May 5, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Olympic burnout factor Q&A on the Olympics: increasing surge of interest rising in the 2000 Games in the U.S. public and media?... How does the United States' shot put, discus and hammer throwers look this year?... Has the IOC ever considered offering "at large" berths to athletes... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
September 6, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Anyone selling? Swim wars heat up: For some time now, swimmers from the U.S. and Aussie squads have talked about the need for a rivalry to spice up life between the world's amphibian superpowers. Well, careful what you wish for. |
Salon.com
February 11, 2002
Gary Kamiya |
Red, white and wrong NBC's jingoistic provincialism is missing what the Olympics are all about -- but the Games will prevail... |
Sports Illustrated
August 12, 2001
Tim Layden |
The good, the bad and the in-between In the wake of the Edmonton track and field world championships, a medal ceremony of my own... |
Outside
December 2008 |
Outside's 100 Best Things of 2008 Lance Armstrong announced his comeback. Dara Torres gave us all hope for our older selves. Oh, and some kid from Baltimore won eight gold medals. If the past is prelude, we're in for an epic 2009. |
Sports Illustrated
September 11, 2000 |
A new sport: Olympic Web surfing Greetings from the Surf Shack at the athletes' village here in Sydney. The Shack is the computer haven athletes drop by to build their own Web pages and design personalized T-shirts. For the next two days, we'll be sampling some of the highlights from Web pages created at the Shack... |
Outside
December 2008
W. Hodding Carter |
Memo to Michael Phelps Nice job in China, guy. Now could you turn your attention to saving swimming? |
Sports Illustrated
August 11, 2000 |
Games are mere weeks away US will likely dominate Olympic basketball... Swedes and Norwegians strong in handball... Changing of the guard in US Wrestling... Should automatic spots be awarded to top athletes?... Does Fu Mingxia have a shot diving in Sydney?... Why isn't golf an Olympic sport?... |
Salon.com
September 26, 2000
Gary Kamiya |
Down with the Yanks! At the U.S.-Spain soccer match, the crowd's anti-U.S. howlings get under our reporter's skin. |
Salon.com
September 15, 2000
Steve Burgess |
Thank God the Yanks aren't hosting the Olympics Maybe this year we'll be spared the USA's boorish egoism. |
Sports Illustrated
August 16, 2000
Frank Deford |
Sydney Olympics must overcome The Sydney Olympics are a month away, so let's look at the problems they face in attracting their usual high degree of interest in the United States. |
Sports Illustrated
October 3, 2000 |
Scorecard Medal counts and TV ratings tell only part of the story in Sydney: As any follower of the Dream Team can attest, not all who won gold glittered. Herewith a tally of who landed right-side up and who went belly-up Down Under... |
Sports Illustrated
February 20, 2002
Rick Reilly |
Go Fourth ... and Disappear Win a medal in Salt Lake City, and you're treated like a returning astronaut. The rest of your life is just walking past smiling bouncers into the coolest parties and having the words "Olympic medalist" follow your name. Fourth place? Never heard of you... |
Sports Central
July 19, 2012
Kevin Beane |
The Other Nations of the Olympics Since the Olympics see fit to include as many nations as possible, they give out wild card entries to nations that do not have any athletes who qualified through competition. This makes the Olympic Opening Ceremonies a truly global event. |
Outside
August 2008 |
The Guide: Beijing Olympics 2008 The 15 things you must know about this year's Olympics in Beijing. |
Sports Illustrated
August 8, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
A change-up for synchro divers Uncovering the story behind bodysuits |
Sports Central
August 14, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Thumbs Down For Olympic Coverage I mentioned last week that I didn't get into the Summer Olympics as much as usual this year. Much of the reason, I'm afraid, was NBC's television coverage of the London Games. |
Sports Illustrated
March 28, 2000 |
Jaws IV: Snack Time in Sydney Triathletes at the Sydney Olympics this summer might be swimming with the sharks? |
Sports Illustrated
March 16, 2001
Tim Layden |
Splendid sprinter Johnson belongs on short list of track's all-time greats |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10 Olympic Athletes To Look For In Torino These skiers, skaters and sledders have an excellent chance of making their home countries proud by writing a page in the history books at the Winter Olympics February 2006. |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2002
Tim Layden & Kostya Kennedy |
Seasonal Debate Forget the Summer Games, the Winter Olympics are tops... Put the Winter Games in deep freeze, the Summer Olympics are hot... |
