Day 13: Hot Issue
Skiers like Paula Moltzan return to the same training and competition venues year after year, allowing them a front row seat to the distressing spectacle of climate change.We check in with her and On ...
17 Feb 202216min
Day 12: Cha Cha Slide
Doubles luge is like two people dancing on a knife’s edge. And while the soundtrack may not exactly make it to your Spotify favorites, its rhythms and steps are much closer to the heat of a crowded da...
17 Feb 202217min
Day 11: Show a Little & Tell a Lot
Olympians in Beijing are proudly donning their matching national uniforms from the ice and snow to the dining hall. Despite, or perhaps because of that uniformity, small gestures and equipment choices...
16 Feb 202225min
Day 10: Skin In The Games
There’s one telltale way to spot an Olympian, and it’s not their muscular physiques or worldly attitudes. It has become tradition for each to get the Olympic rings tattooed on their bodies. Kaillie Hu...
15 Feb 202220min
Day 9: Grabbing Gold
Grabbing your snowboard or skis while midair has both style and efficiency advantages, but within that simple action lies a gripping world of variations and personal history. US freeskiers Nick Goeppe...
14 Feb 202218min
Day 8: Unscheduled Interruptions
Elana Meyers Taylor was meant to bear the flag for Team USA. Instead, she spent the first days of these games in isolation following a positive COVID test for her, her husband and toddler. Elana’s sit...
13 Feb 202218min
Day 7: High-Flying Fashion
With the world’s eyes focused on them, it’s no surprise Olympic champions are giving a thought to how they look. Nathan Chen, dressed by Vera Wang, and Julia Marino by Prada are the newest Olympic med...
12 Feb 202211min
Day 6: Think Light, Race Heavy
In sliding sports, the all-important clock tallies the forces of speed by time. But there is one variable every skeleton, luge and bobsled athlete always wants more of: Weight. US four-man bobsled tea...
11 Feb 202217min
