Facebook Instant ArticlesPenny Oleksiak’s sudden dominance has shocked everyone—even her coachesOleksiak has won four medals in Rio, the powerhouse behind a Canadian swim team charged up to win
Olympics2016 Rio Olympics: How to turn a green pool into a blue poolBut is it really all that hard to make Rio’s pools blue again? We ask an expert.
OlympicsCanadian underdogs win relay bronze: ’We all believed it possible’Canada’s won four medals in the pool already, and could rack up even more. The world is watching.
OlympicsRio 2016: Number three with a bulletIn Rio, stray bullets, heightened nerves, and increased security
OlympicsThe Perilous Games: Rio’s Olympics teeter on the brinkFrom athletes rebelling over drug cheats to a lack of ticket sales and sponsors, the cracks are beginning to show in Rio
OlympicsCupping: (Not just for Olympians.)Flare editor Maureen Halushak talks with a practitioner of the treatment in the Olympics spotlight
OlympicsWhy did the Rio Olympics pool water turn green?Whatever the reason, it seems to have helped Canadians. But don’t expect the water to remain emerald green for long.
OlympicsWhy men shouldn’t get the credit when women win in RioSports lingo overwhelmingly treats male achievement as superior, and looks to the nearest man whenever a woman strikes gold
OlympicsBenfeito and Filion come back for Rio bronze’We understand each other without having to talk,’ says bronze-winning Filion of her teammate and best friend
OlympicsAt the Rio Olympics, LGBT athletes force progressLGBT competitors have broken records—and barriers—from Rio’s very first moments