Openly LGBTQ Olympians Would Rank 14th In Medal Wins If They Were A Country Ten years ago there were only about two dozen openly LGBTQ Olympians competing in the games. Today, there are more than 160. Vanessa Romo
His DACA Status Almost Dashed His Olympic Hopes. He Just Got The All-Clear Luis Grijalva qualified to run track for his home country of Guatemala. But, being a DACA recipient, the Arizona college student needed a special permit to leave the United States in order to return. Deepa Shivaram
'She has worked so hard for this.' Seattle Hmong community on Suni Lee's Olympic gold Lee, the youngest member of the U.S. gymnastics team, is the first ever Hmong American Olympian. Ashley Hiruko Play AudioListen 2 mins
Olympics Spoilers Are Frustrating. Here's How You Can Avoid Them Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of the U.S. East Coast, allowing spoilers to slip through and upsetting those who want to watch the games later in prime time. Here are some ways you can try to block the news. Jonathan Franklin
A Judo Legend Just Took Bronze After What Might Be The Biggest Upset In Judo History French judo athlete Teddy Riner, a 6 foot 8 two-time gold medalist known as "Big Ted," has dominated his sport for a decade. It was a shock when he lost in a quarterfinal fight. Merrit Kennedy
Keeping an eye on Covid restrictions, primary elections, and the Olympics, this week Ross Reynolds reviews the week's news with staff writer at The Stranger, Jasmyne Keimig, publisher of the Washington State Wire, DJ Wilson, and contributing writer at Seattle Gay News, Tacoma Weekly, and Unite Seattle Magazine, Renee Raketty. Alec Cowan Sarah Leibovitz Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 51 mins
U.S., U.K. Swimmers Bemoan Doping After Russian Takes Gold In Men's Backstroke Event Neither swimmers Ryan Murphy nor Luke Greenbank directly accused Evgeny Rylov of doping. But both said it was frustrating not to know if any of their competitors had a drug-induced advantage. Joe Hernandez
Across 41 year age gap, an Olympic hopeful and a Senior Games champ have partnership that sprints Not every Olympic story is happening in Tokyo this week. Take for instance these two runners in Tacoma. He's a 26-year-old former Oregon Ducks standout, now a professional quarter-miler. She's a 67-year-old baby boomer who began sprinting barely a decade ago. Together they overcame various personal disappointments and sorrows to make a winning combination. Tom Banse Play AudioListen 5 mins
An Olympian Sold Her Silver Medal To Fund A Boy's Surgery. The Buyer Let Her Keep It Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk of Poland announced she would sell her medal in the javelin throw to help fund heart surgery for an 8-month-old. A convenience store chain had the winning bid of $125,000. Joe Hernandez
A Tahoe Ski Resort Ditches Its Name, Saying It's Racist And Sexist Squaw Valley hosted an Olympics, but it now has a new name. "It's a term that was inflicted upon us by somebody else and we don't agree with it," an official of the Washoe Tribe says. Bill Chappell
