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Olympic Recap: Week 1
Congress may be on recess, but that hasn’t stopped the rest of DC workers from slaving over their office desks and desktops. While you were refreshing your twitter feed working hard on a very important document, the best athletes in the world were duking it out in Rio. And all …
The 2016 Olympics is Going Green
Are you keeping up with the Summer 2016 Olympics? Well don’t worry, we are so you don’t have to. As we’re sitting here watching the Women’s Synchronized Diving Competition, something about the scene just doesn’t look right- and no, we’re not talking about their extremely tight bathing suits. Someone call the …
Michael Phelps Responds to #DCProblems
Michael Phelps, the reigning champion of all things swimming, showed us his game face last night. As he sat in the ready room, preparing for the 200-meter butterfly semi-finals, his rival Chad le Clos started to do something interesting. The South African swimmer, who defeated Phelps in the same race at …
DC’s Very Own: Katie Ledecky
Last night, Olympic swimmer and the D.C. area’s very own Katie Ledecky shattered the world record in the 400-meter freestyle, taking home a gold medal. She swam eight laps in the professional-sized pool (which is 16 laps in a normal neighborhood pool) in 3:56:46 The craziest part? The record she destroyed by …
The DC Olympics
Just because you’re not athletic enough to compete in the official 2016 Summer Olympics doesn’t mean you can’t be a good sport about it. Speaking of sport, we’ve turned Washington, DC into your own personal Olympic grounds. With our DC Olympics Challenge you’ll think you’re in Rio competing alongside some …
Going for the Gold(schlager)
The Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games kicks off this Friday, August 5 in Rio de Janeiro, which is basically another excuse for Americans to show their pride and drinking capabilities. So while you watch people light the Rio Olympic Torch you too can carry a torch, for alcohol that …