Penny Oleksiak’s sudden dominance has shocked everyone—even her coaches
Oleksiak has won four medals in Rio, the powerhouse behind a Canadian swim team charged up to win
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2016 Rio Olympics
2016 Rio Olympics: How to turn a green pool into a blue pool
But is it really all that hard to make Rio’s pools blue again? We ask an expert.
Canadian 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.
Rio 2016: Number three with a bullet
In Rio, stray bullets, heightened nerves, and increased security
The Perilous Games: Rio’s Olympics teeter on the brink
From athletes rebelling over drug cheats to a lack of ticket sales and sponsors, the cracks are beginning to show in Rio
Cupping: (Not just for Olympians.)
Flare editor Maureen Halushak talks with a practitioner of the treatment in the Olympics spotlight
Why 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.
Why men shouldn’t get the credit when women win in Rio
Sports lingo overwhelmingly treats male achievement as superior, and looks to the nearest man whenever a woman strikes gold
Benfeito 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
At the Rio Olympics, LGBT athletes force progress
LGBT competitors have broken records—and barriers—from Rio’s very first moments