A profile of the gymnast.

The author and his daughter make a pilgrimage to witness greatness.

Can the International Swimming League take on the IOC and Vladimir Putin?

On Bill May, considered to be the greatest male synchronized swimmer who ever lived, and his long quest for Olympic gold.

On trying, and failing, to qualify for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials.

Sex in the Olympic Village.

Can the king of ultrarunning conquer a race as short as the marathon?

For more than 40 years, a former Olympian allegedly has been molesting boys and young men. Now, they’re speaking out.

How do you move on from being the best?

A profile of the leader of America’s bobsled team, who is competing in the Olympics months after the death of his mentor.

What the 2016 Summer Games left behind in Rio.

On fireworks, massages, Olympic gold, reality TV, marriage, fatherhood—and that incident in Rio.

An East German weightlifter ingested more anabolic steroids than any other athlete in recorded history. It didn’t end well.

A pre-Olympics profile of the now-gold medalist.

Colossal corruption. Political chaos. The worst recession in its history. How a once-booming nation fell.

“Rio is about far more than Phelps adding to his legacy. It’s the next step toward achieving the same peace and balance on land as he’s had in the water.”

He set a world record in the 100-yard dash as a teenager. He was mentored by Muhammad Ali and a man who orchestrated the largest bank embezzlement in U.S. history. He was homeless for part of his adult life before making a comeback at age 34. Throughout it all, Houston McTear was really, really fast.

In the midst of a tribal burial, Jim Thorpe’s third wife burst in to remove his body, setting in motion a decades-long battle over the Native American athlete’s final resting place.

The story of the Refugee Olympic team.

Life as an Olympic-level archer.

How the government cleared the streets in advance of the 1988 Olympics.

Can Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski make the casual audience care about figure skating?

On a November morning, Olympic rower and financial advisor Harold Backer left for a bike ride and never returned. His disappearance remained a mystery – until letters began arriving at the homes of his investors.

The unexpected evolution of Olympic medalist Debi Thomas.

On the talent, ego, and late father of Bryant Gumbel.