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After Getting Booted from Olympics for Partying, Dutch Gymnast's Court Appeal Denied
Gymnast Yuri van Gelder was kicked off the Dutch Olympic team for partying. He sued. His appeal was denied.
Trying to Experience Rio Outside the Olympic Bubble
Most of the 30,000 journalists covering the Olympics will spend their time in or around the Olympic venues. Our writer Aaron Gordon is trying to experience the real Rio.
Rio Olympic Organizers Say Media Bus Was Stoned; Witness Not So Sure
On Tuesday night, a media bus was traveling from Olympic venues when journalists on board said they heard a "pop pop" that shattered two windows and left at least two people bleeding.
Rio's Olympic Legacy Bus System Is Leaving Poor and Working Class Residents Behind
The Bus Rapid Transit system installed for the Olympic games was supposed to help Rio residents get around town. Instead, it has helped isolate some of the city's poorer residents.
We Went on One of Rio's Most Popular Favela Tours
On this episode of 'Daily VICE' we visit one of Rio's poorest neighborhoods in an attempt to understand a controversial form of tourism.
A Quiet Sport in an Unlikely Place: Olympic Archery in Rio's Samba Stadium
A place usually reserved for the loud Carnival is host to this year's Olympic archery competition. On Saturday, the U.S. men's team vied for gold in the finals.
Olympic Hospitality Houses Are a Place to Cry and Party During the Games
Olympic hospitality houses were originally intended to be a place for athletes and their families. Now, like with everything else Olympic related, they've become something completely different.
"Medals over morals mentality" just got Russia kicked out of the Paralympics
The president of the International Paralympic Committee says Russia has installed "a state-run system that is cheating the athletes."
Serbian Rowers Capsize in Rio's Poopy Water, In Flip Book Form
If the IOC won't let us do GIFs, then here we go.
The Olympics Begin, and So Do the Protests
On the night of the Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Summer Games, Brazilians took to the street to protest the Olympics, and a lot of other things, too. Things seemed peaceful, until the police shot teargas.
Skateboarding Is Officially an Olympic Sport | GIF Six-Pack
Forget Rio, our minds are wandering to Tokyo 2020.