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That moment
Togo's first medal! Even if it's not "what the Olympics are all about," it's one of those great things that help make the games.
By King Kaufman August 12, 2008
Milli Vanilli plays Beijing
In cheating news, mini-scandals about deception at the Opening Ceremonies have replaced drug busts. For now.
By King Kaufman August 12, 2008
Sports vs. schmaltz
The ultimate combat sport of the modern Olympics is action battling features for TV time. Schlock, in retreat for a while, has rallied.
By King Kaufman August 11, 2008
Phelps: Eight is enough?
The swimmer is gaining on the all-time gold-medal record. But he's really excited about a football jersey.
By King Kaufman August 11, 2008
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
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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