I thought about this. I really did. I even made a bit of an effort. But it became clear to me within the first few days here that I was never, ever going to know more than a few words of Mandarin Chinese. Maybe I’m too old to pick up new stuff quickly. But I’m […]

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Well, that turned out to be a lot of hassle for nothing. BMX, the newest goofy sport to make the Olympics menu, was set to run its finals in men’s and women’s competition today, and I was going to follow a kid named Day. The thing about weird sports? You don’t know what they do […]

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It was nothing special. Nothing that will make NBC’s highlights. Just a qualifying heat in the men’s 5,000 meter run. But I happened to be watching, on the big screen here in the press center, and the finish of the event just boggled my mind.

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