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Olympics

Louis Clarke
Olympics
The JHU athlete who won Olympic gold
Published Aug 6, 2024
At the 1924 Paris Olympics, Louis Alfred Clarke, who didn't start running competitively until he was a sophomore at Hopkins, helped propel the four-man U.S. team to victory in the 4x100-meter relay
A young adult in a face mask breakdances onstage. Their feet are up in the air.
2024 Olympics
What to expect from breakdancing at the Olympics
Published July 22, 2024
An athletic art form from the Bronx will go global this summer as some of the world's best breakers battle for gold at the Summer Games in Paris
Caitlin Patterson
Olympic spirit: Two from Hopkins compete in Winter Games
Published Feb 3, 2022
Cross country skier Caitlin Patterson and speed skater Emery Lehman, both graduate students in the Engineering for Professionals program, will join Team U.S.A. in Beijing
Olympic rings at night over water in Tokyo
Q+A
The Games go on, but without fans. Will athletes' performance suffer?
Published July 22, 2021
Vikram Chib, whose research focuses on the brain processes behind motivation and incentive and how they relate to motor actions, discusses what to expect from participants in the Tokyo Olympics
Byeong Woo Lee
Music
Scoring at the Olympics
Published Feb 9, 2018
Peabody alum Byeong Woo Lee composes music for PyeongChang Winter Olympics opening ceremony
A short track speed skater falls in front of another skater
Mind of a Medalist
Performance under pressure
Published Feb 8, 2018 Video
Why do some athletes choke under pressure? The answer lies deep in the brain
U.S Olympic team skaters
Mind of a medalist
Spinning for the win
Published Feb 7, 2018 Video
Through years of practice, elite athletes train their brains so they can stay on balance after elaborate maneuvers
Olympic downhill skier makes a turn
Mind of a medalist
Quick thinking
Published Feb 6, 2018 Video
For Olympic athletes, world-class brain power often separates the best from the rest
Two woman pose for a selfie taken with a camera with a bear case.
Rio Olympics
North Korea's 'sports diplomacy'
Published Aug 16, 2016
SAIS visiting scholar on the fate of North Korean Olympians who return home without medals / BBC News
Rio Olympics
Former Blue Jays swim with the big fish
Published July 28, 2016
Ana Bogdanovski and Pilar Shimizu will represent their countries at the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil