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Hard Lessons At the Olympics, Like The Metric System
August 12, 2012 As the Olympics have shown, participation in sports at this high level can teach discipline, perseverance and teamwork. But can the Olympics teach U.S. athletes to think in meters and kilos instead of feet and pounds?
Saturday, August 11, 2012
The Torch
Modern Pentathlon Hot-Shots: These Ladies Have Laser Pistols
August 11, 2012 The modern pentathlon will send women swimming, fencing, riding, shooting and running tomorrow. Olympic debuts this year: laser pistols and the merging of the running and shooting events.
Friday, August 10, 2012
The Torch
Boxing Maths and Aftermaths: Why Similar Scores Are A Mean System
August 10, 2012 Olympic boxing seems to know that its scoring is weird, its fan base eroding, and its status as an Olympic sport is coming into question. They can address some of those problems by using stronger math to decide who wins close bouts.
Thursday, August 09, 2012
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The Olympic Art Of Shushing: Who Decides When Fans Can Be Noisy?
August 8, 2012 There seems to be a vague logic that dictates which Olympic sports are conducted against a backdrop of noise, and which operate in a cone of silence. Each sport has its own norms — but not all nations agree.
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