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Russia's Olympic Committee Alina Kovaleva curls the stone as Galina Arsenkina and Ekaterina Kuzmina watch during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games curling competition on February 17, 2022. (LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)

10 cool facts about curling

Rudie Obias - Mental Floss
Katharina Althaus of Team Germany jumps during the Women's Normal Hill official Training at Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre on February 03, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

8 biggest Beijing Olympics controversies

Joy Saha
Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals throws during practice in preparation for Super Bowl LVI at UCLA's Drake Stadium (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Burrow's greatness comes from Appalachia

Alison Stine
Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts during the Women Single Skating Free Skating Team Event on day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 07, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Russian glory at any cost, even athletes

Alison Stine
Leslie Jones (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Why won't NBC rehire Leslie Jones?

Joy Saha
Jada Wooten in "Cheer" (Netflix)

The "Cheer" role model deemed "too much"

Alison Stine
University of Nebraska mascot Herbie Husker (Getty Images)

Nebraska nixes mascot "white power" sign

Brett Bachman
George Visger (Photos courtesy of George Visger)

One NFL player's saga of survival

Irvin Muchnick
Jada Wooten in "Cheer" (Netflix)

"Cheer" returns and goes full out

Alison Stine
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Minneapolis Police Union head Bob Kroll on stage during a campaign rally at the Target Center on October 10, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The rally follows a week of a contentious back and forth between President Trump and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Flaming the fans

Robert Lipsyte - TomDispatch.com
Football players passing football (Getty Images/Pete Saloutos)

Sudden death: Football's hidden problem

Irvin Muchnick
Former first lady and president of the United States Melania and Donald Trump do "the chop" prior to Game Four of the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Truist Park on October 30, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Getty Images)

Trump ripped for doing "tomahawk chop"

Brett Bachman
Forward Nneka Ogwumike #30 and forward/center Chiney Ogwumike #13 of the Los Angeles Sparks walk to greet fans after the game against the Seattle Storm at Staples Center on September 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

WNBA outshines the NBA where it counts

Kylie Cheung
How to Cope with Your Team Changing Its Native American Mascot (Comedy Central)

Coping with a post-Native mascot world

Kylie Cheung
Simone Biles is sworn in to testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual assault (SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Our endless demands of Simone Biles

Kylie Cheung
Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/The White House/Joe Biden Official Campaign)

Trump wants to box Biden: "He'd go down"

David Edwards - Raw Story
Chloe Toscano (Photo courtesy of author)

My unexpected Paralympics training win

Chloe Toscano
Sunisa Lee competes on the uneven bars for the women's gymnastics all-around at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Tom Weller/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Suni Lee's signature move

Kaitlin Thomas
Fencer Alen Hadzic of the U.S. looks on at the Peter Bakonyi Men's Epee World Cup at the Richmond Olympic Oval in 2020. (Devin Manky/Getty Images)

Fencer accused of assault controversy

Kylie Cheung
Women's Team USA gymnastics: Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum after a training session ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. (Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Meet the Team USA gymnasts

Kylie Cheung
Cleveland Indians president of business operations Brian Barren talks to members of the media during a press conference announcing the name change from the Cleveland Indians to the Cleveland Guardians. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

RW mad at Cleveland Indians' name change

Brett Bachman
Jagger Eaton of Team United States practices on the skateboard street course ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 21, 2021 (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

8 ways these Olympics are different

Kaitlin Thomas
Naomi Osaka at the 2021 French Open Tennis Tournament and Brianna McNeal in the Women 100 Meter Hurdles at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials (Photo illustration by Salon/Tim Clayton/Corbis/Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Toll of policing Black women athletes

Kylie Cheung
Serena Williams at Wimbledon 2021 (Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images)

Why do Wimbledon players wear all white?

Mental Floss - Mental Floss
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