When The Best of Us Steps Up, the Nation Stands a Little Taller
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Anonymous Tip Saves Olympic Swimmer From Skin Cancer
Olympic swimmer Mackenzie "Mack" Horton posted a thank you this week to an anonymous guardian angel who told him to get a mole on his chest checked out.
Olympic Buildings To Be Disassembled Like Puzzles For Public Parks and Schools
Instead of letting the grand Olympic stadiums and buildings languish, a company designed them using "nomadic architecture" so they can be reused.
Cheetahs to Enter Olympics?
Oscar Pistorius will become the first amputee runner in the Olympic Games of 2008 wearing a pair of j-shaped prosthesis that makes him The Fastest Thing on No Legs.
Teen Paralyzed in Freak Accident 13 Years Ago is Now Competing in Pyeongchang
Andrew Kurka was a 13-year-old wrestling champion when he was paralyzed in a freak ATV-related accident. Instead of giving up, however, he is now competing in South Korea.
This 10-Year-old Boy Just Beat Michael Phelps's Most Enduring Swimming Record
A youngster whose actual name is "Clark Kent" just beat a swimming record that Michael Phelps set in 1995.
In 'Unprecedented' Show of Responsibility, the Next Olympics Win Gold for Being Green
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are going to be greener than ever before in an "unprecedented" push to be better for the planet and its people.
Olympic Champ Missy Franklin Dedicates 4 Gold Medals to her Grieving Hometown, Aurora, Colo.
17 year-old swimmer Missy Franklin is being called the new Michael Phelps, after winning four gold medals and a bronze in London and competing in almost every different stroke. While training overseas, she heard about the tragic shooting at a Batman movie premiere in her hometown of Aurora, Colorado. She vowed to do all she could to inspire her neighbors and friends back home, and her performance last week proves she delivered.
Canadian Speedskater Who Gave Oympic Dream to Teammate Thanked with Crowdfunded Medal
Speedskater Gilmore Junio made worldwide headlines when he stepped aside from the men's 1000 meters at the 2014 Sochi Olympics so that Canadian teammate Denny Morrison could compete, a selfless act for which Junio today received a special commemorative, crowdfunded medal.
British Celebrate Their Health Care System in Olympics Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics included a visual narrative, highlighting the many accomplishments of the British people over many centuries. The story included a segment celebrating the National Health Service. Created in 1946 in the wake of the devastation left by the bombing of London in WWII, the British take a particular pride in their system of medicine
Four Athletes Who Totally Crushed It At The 2015 Special Olympic Games
These four inspiring individuals stood out to us among many amazing people competing at the 2015 Special Olympic games in Los Angeles, California.
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