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The Bodies of Champion Gymnasts

August 3, 2012
by harvardsports
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by Andrew Mooney Four feet, eleven inches, and 90 pounds is hardly the prototypical physique of a world-class athlete, but as American gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas proved yesterday, it’s more than enough to perform...

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Slowly but Surely, International Basketball Catching Up to US

July 30, 2012
by harvardsports
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by Andrew Mooney One of the biggest yawn-fests of a story in the buildup to this year’s Olympic basketball tournament was the idle bantering between this year’s US team and the original Dream Team from 1992. It seemed fitting...

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COSTAS: The Weighted Olympic Medal Count

July 27, 2012
by harvardsports
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by Andrew Mooney A couple of days ago, I wrote about a different way to think about the traditional Olympic medal standings, which reflected the unevenness of the playing field from which athletes from all over the world come to...

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Winning Golds without Gold: An Economic Analysis of the Medal Standings

July 24, 2012
by harvardsports
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by Andrew Mooney This post can also be seen on Boston.com here. The Olympics are, to a large extent, rigged from the outset. The countries that have made regular appearances at the top of the medal standings at the last few...

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Swimming on Steroids: The Suits That Brought Down Records

July 21, 2012
by harvardsports
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By Andrew Mooney This post can also be seen on Boston.com here. The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were remarkable for many reasons—the opening ceremonies, the human rights controversies, the Redeem Team—but the signature...

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COSTAS: The Weighted Olympic Medal Count

March 1, 2010
by harvardsports
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By David Roher Disclaimer: This medal weighting system does not reflect the views or endorsement of any NBC broadcasters, and only reflects the view of the author. U-S-A! U-S-A! According to the medal count that everyone’s...

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