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2021 Olympics

Should we blame NBC for Simone Biles’s withdrawal from competition?

John Fea   |  August 3, 2021

Richard Zoglin makes a compelling argument in a recent op-ed at The Washington Post. Here is a taste: Is NBC to blame for Simone Biles’s Olympic withdrawal? I am overstating the case, of course. But to understand Biles’s decision to […]

An evangelical anti-vaxxer in the Olympic pool

John Fea   |  July 30, 2021

His name is Michael Andrew and he ran out of gas on the last leg of yesterday’s final in the 200 meter individual medley. Watch: Rowdy Gaines said it all: “He’s done.” Out of the pool, Michael Andrew is a […]

The spiritual freedom and bravery of Simone Biles

John Fea   |  July 29, 2021

America is running a nice piece on Simone Biles by Zac Davis. A taste: Even if we aren’t carrying around the pressure of performing as one of the greatest athletes of all time, we are all susceptible to the undercurrents […]

They are coming:

John Fea   |  July 5, 2021

July 23 to August 8, 2021. Tokyo