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A view of a killing
The reaction to the fatal attack on American tourists in Beijing is very different from the U.S. response to the 1996 Atlanta bombing.
By King Kaufman August 9, 2008
Show the games live
NBC can't keep getting away with delaying the events we want to see for 12 to 15 hours.
By King Kaufman August 9, 2008
Breakfast of also-rans
What do McDonald's, Budweiser and other advanced nutritional supplements have to do with the Olympics?
By Jennifer Sey August 9, 2008
An opening that keeps the door shut
Filmmaker Zhang Yimou's minimalist update on the mass rallies of old fails to illuminate the modern society China is trying to build.
By John Krich August 9, 2008
Why watching the Olympics is torture for me
As a former top gymnast, I know what it feels like to stand on a 4-inch-wide plank, carrying the world on your 16-year-old shoulders.
By Jennifer Sey August 9, 2008
You control the vertical
With 3,600 hours of coverage planned from Beijing, you get to decide what to watch -- and what to skip.
By Heather Havrilesky August 8, 2008
The "bitter sea" of Chinese life
Our correspondent returns to Beijing for the games -- and finds the same old dreary place.
By John Krich August 8, 2008
Why are gymnasts so young?
Half of the Chinese "women" may be under the minimum age of 16. Something's wrong when you have to be a kid to win.
By Jennifer Sey August 8, 2008
Clip and save: SPOILER ALERT
If you don't want to know who won that event you're planning to watch later, don't come around here.
By King Kaufman August 8, 2008
1960: The birth of today's games
An interview with David Maraniss, whose new book argues that many current Olympic issues can trace their roots to Rome.
By King Kaufman August 7, 2008
Beijing 2008: The blog
Meet the four scribblers, including author John Krich and former national gymnastics champ Jennifer Sey, who'll bring you Salon's take on the games.
By King Kaufman August 7, 2008
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Scoring the Beijing Olympics
They get a 9 for pomp and spectacle, but only a 3 for furthering world understanding and a 2 for the fan experience.
Athletes are just people
The outrage over Usain Bolt's chest-pounding proves that we expect athletes to be heroes -- and when they're not, we turn on them.
What happened to the real Olympics?
By only showing snippets of classic events like the decathlon, high jump and pole vaulting, NBC is missing what makes the Olympics special.

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About the Authors

Gary Kamiya is Salon's writer at large. He covered the Olympics for the magazine in Nagano, Sydney and Athens.

King Kaufman is Salon's daily sports columnist.

John Krich has been covering China for 20 years, most recently as the Asian Wall Street Journal's main food/sports/culture writer. He's the author of "El Beisbol," "Won Ton Lust" and other literary travelogues.

Jennifer Sey is the author of "Chalked Up," her memoir about the ups and downs in internationally competitive gymnastics. She was the 1986 U.S. National Champion and a seven-time national team member.

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