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  • Katie Ledecky: My Rio Highlights

    Aug 23, 2016

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    The best moments from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

  • Regular People Get Tricked Into Olympic High Diving

    Aug 23, 2016

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    rokur
    in Diving, Fun

    “Will it help if we scream?”

  • Rio 2016: Denmark’s Blume wins gold in Women’s 50m Freestyle

    Aug 23, 2016

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    Pernille Blume wins gold for Denmark in the women’s 50m freestyle final in Rio 2016.

  • Nathan Adrian: My Rio Highlights

    Aug 23, 2016

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    rokur
    in Competition

    The best moments from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

  • Weertman wins gold in the Men’s Open Water 10km Marathon

    Aug 23, 2016

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    in Open Water

    Ferry Weertman wins gold for the Netherlands in the men’s open water 10km marathon final in Rio 2016.

  • Record Breakers

    Aug 23, 2016

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    in World Record

    A rundown of all the new world records set at the Olympic Games Rio 2016.

  • John Oliver tears down Ryan Lochte as no longer ‘America’s favorite idiot’

    Aug 23, 2016

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Perhaps the tragedy of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte wasn’t that he lied; it was that America’s lovable doofus is no longer lovable.

    While John Oliver spent the majority of the Last Week Tonight episode tearing down charter schools, he was able to spare a moment for Lochte, suggesting that no one should be surprised at the Olympian’s behavior after he’s given so many interviews worth of frat-speak, brah.

    Read Mashable

    https://youtu.be/1OBAmvOLlm0

  • Ryan Lochte: ‘My Immature, Intoxicated Behavior Tarnished’ A ‘Great’ Games (Full Interview) | TODAY

    Aug 22, 2016

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    U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, in the second part of an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer, describes the incident at a Rio gas station involving himself and three other Olympians’ confrontation with armed guards. He admits he “was upset,” but adds that “there was no reason for a gun to be pulled out.” He also says “I let my team down” and “I’m embarrassed for myself, my family” and especially his three teammates.

  • Speedo, Ralph Lauren cut ties with Ryan Lochte

    Aug 22, 2016

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    in Organization

    Speedo and Ralph Lauren have ended their sponsorship ties with swimmer Ryan Lochte after he lied about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio. CBS Sports’ Dana Jacobson has the latest.

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