Gymnastics
Michael Phelps Shows Katie Ledecky How to Wear Five Medals at Once
"I've done it before. Don't worry, you'll learn."
Why Olympic Gymnasts Don’t Have to Be Super Skinny Anymore
Why is the American women’s gymnastics team crushing the rest of the world? It comes down to muscles, and lingering notions of femininity.
VICE Sports Olympic Preview: August 16, 2016
Stop by every morning for our rundown of each day's top events and the Olympic hopefuls to watch for.
VICE Sports Olympic Morning Preview: August 15, 2016
Stop by every morning for our rundown of each day's top events and the Olympic hopefuls to watch for.
Meet the Trampolining Brothers Competing Against Each Other for a Spot in Rio
On this episode of 'Daily VICE,' we hang out with Steven and Jeffrey Gluckstein during a training session at their gym.
That's Just Great, Or Watching The Rio Olympics: David Roth's Weak In Review
Find the struggle and even the strangest events in Rio become familiar. But real greatness, of the Simone Biles/Michael Phelps/Katie Ledecky variety, is something else.
After Getting Booted from Olympics for Partying, Dutch Gymnast's Court Appeal Denied
Gymnast Yuri van Gelder was kicked off the Dutch Olympic team for partying. He sued. His appeal was denied.
Young Black Women Are Making History at the Olympics but Still Have to Put Up with Racist Trolls
The performances of Simone Biles and Simone Manuel were a huge moment for black women in a year desperately in need of positivity.
VICE Sports Olympic Morning Preview: August 12, 2016
Stop by every morning for our rundown of each day's top events and the Olympic hopefuls to watch for.
The Badassery of Trampoline
There is no recovery time in trampoline. There are no free bounces. Every huck must include a trick. One miss and it's "game over"—or worse.
Should Gabby Douglas Be in the All-Around Final Tonight?
Aly Raisman, not Gabby Douglas, will join Simone Biles in representing USA in the all-around final on Thursday, and it's an interesting case study in how the new, more objective scoring system is still far from perfect.
VICE Sports Olympic Morning Preview: August 11, 2016
Stop by every morning for our rundown of each day's top events and the Olympic hopefuls to watch for.