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Zac Efron Met His Olympic Doppelgänger
Suzannah Weiss
Aug 19, 2016
Work & Money
Here’s What The Final 5 Have Planned After Gymnastics
Marshall Bright
Aug 19, 2016
Fitness
Dalilah Muhammad Becomes First U.S. Woman To Win 400M Hurdles Gold
Michael Hafford
Aug 19, 2016
Living
The Internet Created Another Golden Olympics Meme
When you have an event like the Olympics, which is watched by millions every night, people are bound to notice parts of the coverage that seem — um &
by
Madeline Buxton
Health Trends
ICYMI: Here’s What Simone Biles’ Gold-Medal Floor Rou...
At the end of her run at the Rio Olympics, Simone Biles took home a gold medal for her stunning floor routine, making history as the first American to win
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Kimberly Truong
World News
“My Body Is Not A Game”: Brazilian Women Speak Out Ag...
Abuse takes place both behind closed doors and in public places. In São Paulo alone, a woman is assaulted
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Angela Singh
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Fitness
American Women Make Olympic History With First-Ever Medal Sweep
Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, and Kristi Castlin made Olympic history when they became the first American women to ever sweep the medals in a single event. Rol
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Michael Hafford
Pop Culture
Here’s How Michael Phelps Is Starting His Retirement
With six medals in Rio, Michael Phelps had a great year at the Olympics — and it was his last. “I’ve been able to accomplish everything I
by
Suzannah Weiss
Food & Drinks
How Simone Biles & Aly Raisman Celebrated Their Olympic Victories
Simone Biles and Aly Raisman may have been competing in the Olympics, but outside the stadium, they're friends. A day after Biles won gold and Raisman
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Suzannah Weiss
Pop Culture
Aly Raisman Wants In On The Simone Biles & Zac Efron Action
Simone Biles isn't the only Final Five member with a little crush on Zac Efron. While Biles managed to score a kiss on the cheek from the actor, her O
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Erin Donnelly
Fitness
Olympic High-Jumper Chaunté Lowe Isn’t Going Home Without A...
Chaunté Lowe is no stranger to hard work. As the American record-holder in the women’s high jump, she was the event favorite for London’
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Rachel Selvin
Fitness
Jenny Simpson Just Made American Olympic History
Jenny Simpson made Olympic history when she became the first American ever to medal in the women’s 1,500-meter final Tuesday night at the Rio Olympic
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Michael Hafford
Fitness
Here’s How Much An Olympic Gold Medal Earns You
The Olympics, at one point, were billed as a competition between highly skilled amateur athletes. That all changed in the 1990s, when the need for better T
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Michael Hafford
Pop Culture
The Romance Between Simone Biles & Zac Efron Is Real
Update: Zac Efron did to the real Simone Biles what she had done so many times to a cardboard cutout of him. The Neighbors 2 actor kissed the gold-medal gy
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Hunter Harris
Health Trends
Simone Biles Just Took Home Her 4th Gold Medal
And just like that, Simone Biles has made history. Biles just finished her run at the Rio Olympics with a fourth gold medal and a whopping five medals over
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Kimberly Truong
Pop Culture
This
Game Of Thrones
Character Made A Surprising Appeara...
This Game of Thrones character unexpectedly turned up at the Rio Olympics and the internet just can't handle it. As Vulture points out, it seems that
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Shannon Carlin
World News
This Olympic Swimmer Just Broke China’s Period Taboo
This story was originally published on Refinery29's U.K. site. With her expressive face and childlike glee, Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui has become a wa
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Natalie Gil
Wellness
You Need To See This Adorable Throwback Pic Of Simone Biles & Lau...
The women of U.S.A. gymnastics don't need to do anything else to win our hearts; they've had them for a while now. And yet, we are still discover
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Sara Coughlin
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Pop Culture
Allyson Felix Loses Gold On A Dive, Internet Goes Insane
When Allyson Felix took the starting blocks for her 400 meter race, she couldn't have imagined taking second like that. Though her silver medal makes
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Michael Hafford
Fitness
Katie Ledecky & Michael Phelps Recreated That Amazing Photo
We knew it was bound to happen. Outgoing Olympic legend Michael Phelps and literal merperson Katie Ledecky were the subject of this amazing photo showing a
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Michael Hafford
Music
This Is The Smoothest Dressage Horse Dance Ever
If you’ve ever seen dressage and thought that it would be, like, so much better if only it was set to certified Platinum song “Smooth” by
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Michael Hafford
Wellness
This Tweet Nails The Media’s Problem With Female Olympians
So far in the weird and wacky news cycle of the Rio Olympics, we've learned that the husbands of female Olympians deserve billing over their wives and
by
Sara Coughlin
Fitness
Andy Murray Is Not Here For This Reporter’s Casual Sexism
It's pretty undeniable that Andy Murray is a champion in his own right, especially after his spectacular second consecutive Olympic gold-medal win on
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Kimberly Truong
Tech
Why Did The Internet Tear Apart Gabby Douglas After She Lost?
Yesterday, Gabby Douglas competed in what was probably the last event of her Olympic career, the individual uneven bars final. Despite an error early in th
by
Madeline Buxton
Pop Culture
Salma Hayek Had A Sweet Message For Her Cousin Competing In The R...
Salma Hayek is showing her Olympic pride with a special message to her distant cousin, who is competing in Rio. While Hayek wrote on Instagram that she had
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Shannon Carlin
Pop Culture
The Rio Bachelorettes Who Crashed The Olympic Telecast Are Our Ne...
What happens when a bachelorette party crashes an Olympic broadcast? Television gold. Late Saturday night, a Rio bride in a veil headband, along with her b
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Cristen Conger
Fitness
Katie Ledecky Just Broke Her Own World Record — Again
Katie Ledecky is taking names and setting records in Rio. The 19-year-old just won not only her fifth 2016 Olympic medal (and fourth gold), but just set a
by
Lilli Petersen
World News
Why This Gold Medalist Spoke Up About Race & Police Brutality Aft...
We're a week into the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, and we've already witnessed history being made and records being broken. In the case of Team U.S
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Andrea González-R...
Food & Drinks
Ryan Lochte & Michael Phelps Had A Spaghetti Party
You know what they say: “Friends who eat pasta together, stay together.”
by
Olivia Harrison
Tech
Someone Set Michael Phelps’ Race To Nintendo Music & The Re...
When it comes to music at the Olympics, it's hard to beat John Williams' iconic “Olympic Fanfare and Theme.” It's epic. It'
by
Madeline Buxton
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