People Levitating At The Olympics Is The New Hottest Thing
This is some freaky shit. We've already seen Olympians looking at Ping-Pong balls. Old. Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images Gymnasts doing gymnast things are so three days ago. Tragic. Ben Stansall / AFP...
View ArticleThis Soccer Player Struggling With A Water Bottle Proves Olympians Are...
The struggle is real. (Note: This post contains media that can only be seen in the US) The Australian and Brazilian women's soccer teams faced off against one another in the quarter finals of the Rio...
View ArticleA Random Stranger Helped An Uber Driver See His Son Compete In The Olympics
“I know any parent would want to see their son or daughter compete at the Olympics.” Chicago resident Liz Willock was in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention last month when she...
View ArticleThis Female Sprinter From Saudi Arabia Just Made Olympic History
Kariman Abuljadayel is the first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete in the 100-meter race. Kariman Abuljadayel made history on Saturday when she became the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete in the...
View ArticleMeet The First US Woman To Win A Gold Medal In Shot Put
Michelle Carter won Olympic gold on Friday, following in the footsteps of her dad, who won silver in the same sport in 1984. Meet Michelle Carter, a makeup artist and motivational speaker, and now the...
View ArticleThis Amazing Ethiopian Athlete Finished Her Race With Just One Shoe
Holy crap. Pictured in the center of this photo is Etenesh Diro, a track and field star from Ethiopia who's competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Olivier Morin / AFP / Getty Images On Sunday, Diro...
View Article20 Pictures Of Olympians That Will Truly Amaze You
How are these people even real? This picture of German cyclist Robert Forstemann and New Zealand cyclist Greg Henderson having a quad off: WHAT?! Twitter: @greghenderson1 This picture of USA swimmer...
View ArticleThis Olympic Rower Just Won Gold By A Thousandth Of A Second
BE STILL MY BEATING HEART. On Saturday, the men's single sculling finals took place in Rio and it turned out to be one of the closest finishes in Olympic history. Sculling is a rowing technique where...
View ArticleStop What You’re Doing And Look At This Rower From Norway
Nils Jakob Hoff will definitely float your boat. Meet Nils Jakob Hoff, an olympic rower from Norway who is giving us MAJOR thirst during the Rio games. Andre Penner / AP / Via apimages.com On Aug. 13,...
View ArticleUsain Bolt's Mom Just Wants Him To Get Married Already
Usain’s mom is basically your mom. Usain Bolt is the defending gold medal Olympics sprinter, a world recorder holder, and the fastest man alive. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images Also, you might know him...
View ArticlePuerto Ricans Are Going Absolutely Nuts After Their First Gold Medal Win
All hail Monica Puig. Puerto Rican Monica Puig stunned the tennis world — and presumably herself — on Saturday night when she defeated Germany's Angelique Kerber to win gold in the women's singles at...
View Article21 Reasons To Come To Brazil
The Olympics have taught me a lot about Brazil. Brazil has a long history of yelling at people to come to it. diorc.tumblr.com Its personally been following me around the internet for a while now......
View ArticleFYI, Synchronized Swimming Is Fucking Terrifying
GET OUT OF THE WATER. From outside of the pool, synchronized swimming seems fairly normal... I guess. Christophe Simon / AFP / Getty Images Inside the pool, it's a whole heck of a lot more different....
View Article21 Pictures Showing Why Water Polo Is The Hottest Sport
END OF STORY. I don't say this statement lightly, so listen up. PAY ATTENTION. After a lot of thought and looking at pictures of shirtless athletes, I have made a decision: Water polo is the hottest...
View Article21 Reasons Aliya Mustafina Is The Queen Of Everything
Musty 4 life. Queen of flawless jumps. Elsa / Getty Images Queen of elegance and poise. mustafiinaliya.tumblr.com Queen of comforting her lessers. Emmanuel Dunand / AFP / Getty Images View Entire List ›
View ArticleIf Wayde Van Niekerk Winning The 400M Didn't Make You Cry You Might Not Have...
If you watched the Rio Olympics during prime time last night — maybe tuning in to catch Usain Bolt do his thing — you probably also saw this guy, Wayde van Niekerk, win gold in the men's 400-meter...
View ArticleLiterally Just 24 Tweets About The Amazingness That Is Usain Bolt
“Usain Bolt is literally a superhero name.” Yesterday, Usain Bolt solidified his title as the fastest man in the world after winning a gold medal for completing the 100-meter race in 9.81 seconds....
View ArticleIn Case You Forgot, Gymnastics Is Fucking Metal As Hell
On your hands. On the surface gymnastics seems all graceful and shit. Thomas Coex / AFP / Getty Images But the truth is, gymnasts are fucking HARDCORE. Twitter: @_Imani_ This is nothing. instagram.com...
View ArticleChinese Olympic Swimmer Fu Yuanhui Shocked Fans By Talking About Her Period
Fu Yuanhui is basically all of us when we’re PMSing. You probably already know Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui for her charming post-race interviews and hilarious facial expressions. She's been a big...
View Article19 Pictures Of Gymnasts Being "Normal" That Will Truly Amaze You
Oh, to have flexibility. This picture of a Brazilian gymnast, Jade Barbosa, casually hanging off a playground thing: WHAT THE? instagram.com This picture of Brazilian gymnast Lorrane Dos Santos...
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