So many people streamed the London Olympics on their tablets that the next time NBC broadcasts the Olympics, a scant two years away, there's going to be a lot more streaming on the proverbial broadcast menu.
Olympic champion Gabby Douglas will lead the Democratic National Convention in the pledge of allegiance on Wednesday night, meaning, in our subjective judgment, all journalistic resources poured into the political infomercial will be completely and totally worth it.
The Paralympics. Those got underway last Wednesday and last until this Sunday (Jay Z is joining Coldplay and Rihanna at the closing ceremony on Sunday), but here in the U.S. few have been paying much attention. Since you might not have seen them, here are some great moments you've probably missed.
Now that the truly wonderful London Olympics (they were great, weren't they?) are officially over, we find ourselves on this bleary Monday already suffering from a little withdrawal. Let's look at some upcoming things that will tide us over and get us through our Olympics postpartum.
Tallying the final medals, cleaning up the last bits of news, and some early pictures from the Closing Ceremonies.
The Olympics' host country always wants to put on the best possible showing in the medal standings. The spotlight is on them, both at home and internationally, to do the best they can on their home turf. Great Britain came in third, and that's really the best they could hope for.
It's the second to last day of the Olympics! Mo Farah ran his way into the heart of British fans everywhere, and another gold medal, in the 5000 meter; the U.S. might have the best wrestler, ever; a new world record was set in the 4x100, but more importantly the Canadians got jobbed.
McKayla Maroney is the best. There, we said it. Now everyone can breathe easier. We were all waiting for someone to get that out of the way.
When it comes to dominating a sport, there's nearly no comparison to China's mastery of diving. Of the nine diving medals China has win, six have been gold. Why is China so good? We explain in GIFs
While a few nations and athletes count up their gold medals and debate who has had the best Summer Olympics, others are doing some serious soul searching as they head home in shame and wondering, what went wrong?
There's not much time left to enjoy the Summer Olympics, so get caught up on the all the latest news and results now.
Who is the world's greatest athlete? Click here for the answer to that and many other Olympic questions.
In today's snapshot of state-sponsored propaganda, Iran still thinks the Jews hijacked the Olympics.
The New York Times gets it, ok? It was too hard on LoLo Jones, so you can stop writing to complain now.
There are only a few more days of Olympic competition left and, though this would have sounded like sacrilege last week, we are ready for the end. The Olympics are great, don't get us wrong. But they're also long, and by this point, it starts to feel like it would be nice to have our lives back again.
Oh, you're so terrible, they said. How dare you monsters make fun of something as classic and elegant and beneficial as horseback riding, they said. There is nothing mockable about dressage, Ann Romney's fancy horse sport, they said. Well, they can turn on their Olympic daytime coverage right now and see for themselves. Dressage is happening live, and it is weird.
The American track team won seven Olympic medals -- three of them gold -- for its best night at the Olympics in 20 years on Wednesday.
Only a few days left in the 2012 Summer Games so get caught up on all the latest results from the London Olympics.
Olympic swimmer and chill bro Ryan Lochte is fielding reality show offers, his agent tells The Hollywood Reporter today. So what would a Ryan Lochte reality show look like?? Let's dream up a concept for him and four other Olympic athletes we think deserve their own series.
Lolo Jones is complaining today that the media "ripped her to shreds." The thing is, it didn't.
For a sense of how quickly the stench of loserdom can attach to an Olympic champion, it helps to watch not Jordyn Wieber, but her coach, John Geddert.
Talk of London Mayor Boris Johnson making a bid for Prime Minister got some steam when Rupert Murdoch reportedly backed the idea, but there's at least one guy who isn't so sure about the whole thing: Yep, Boris Johnson.
If you're the editor of a free commuter newspaper that few outside Australia have probably heard of, what's the best course of action when the world's most repressive regime picks a fight with you? As one private citizen from Alaska might say, "Don't retreat, RELOAD!"
Aly Raisman's job during the team competition was to not fall off, her reliable scores insurance against her more famous but less dependable teammates, who were expected to shine later on the individual events. But, after getting the bronze on beam and gold for the floor, it was Raisman who will leave the Olympics with more medals than any other American gymnast.
The medals will be coming fast and furious as we head into deeper in the final week of the Summer Olympics. Stay tuned to our live blog all day for news and results.
Gabby Douglas? Missy Franklin? Michael Phelps? Forget 'em. We'd argue that some of the biggest stars of the Olympics thus far have been the athletes' parents.
In today's tour of state-sponsored propaganda, we survey the Olympics coverage from propaganda outlets around the world.
Today in celebrity gossip: Michael Phelps dates a model, Ryan Lochte heads to the club, and Lady Gaga has a boyfriend.
During last night's men's springboard diving preliminaries, we saw the most exciting debut at these Olympic games so far. No, it wasn't some hotshot young upstart diver. It wasn't a person at all. It was, in fact, a little splash-o-meter that appeared on the bottom left corner of the screen.
Let's set aside our snark and enjoy the time we have with the Olympics while we still can. We've only got until Sunday.
Don't be too upset that American Hero Gabby Douglas didn't win a medal in gymnastics bars finals Monday night. It really was just an honor to be nominated.
Can Great Britain continue to capitalize on its home field advantage at the Summer Olympics?. Keep checking this page for news and results all day long.
The White House said Monday that President Obama would support exempting Olympic medalists from the taxes they'd typically pay on their winnings, backing up a proposal Sen. Marco Rubio's proposed last week.
While it was disappointing to see vaulting sprite McKayla Maroney barely miss the gold, at some point I felt a strange wave of calm overtake me as I watched Romania's Sandra Izbasa joyously reacting to the results. In a strange way, I was glad that she won.
Judo fighter Nick Delpopolo, who was disqualified from the Olympics on Monday, said the cannabis in his system came from something he ate that he didn't know contained marijuana—an all-too-plausible excuse that makes his situation all the more disappointing.
America was cruelly denied the pleasure of watching McKayla Maroney prance across the podium after winning a gold medal on vault Sunday night. All she had to do was land on her feet, but she did not.
Andy Murray returns to the scene of his biggest career disappointment to defeat the biggest force in men's Tennis of the last decade; Usain Bolt is the king.
While you're busy grumbling about missing the men's 100m final on Sunday because of NBC's tape-delay policies, millions in Britain will be watching live, and the BBC's non-stop Olympics coverage strategy is paying off for them in a huge way.
Michael Phelps has participated in his last Olympic event, ever; Serena Williams barely broke a sweat beating Maria Sharapova for Women's tennis gold, and then became the first person to ever crip walk on the grass at Wimbledon.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
It's the first day of track and field as the Summer Olympics heads into its middle weekend. Check here for all the latest news and results.
On Wednesday, PaidContent's Daniel Frankel looked at a study that claimed Netflix streaming dropped 25 percent thanks to the Olympics. But a new report shows Netflix streaming going up.
Fine, we get it: Even this year's big swimming breakout celeb Ryan Lochte pees in the pool, you guys.
It might seem a little early soon to do a career retrospective on a 16-year-old, but even as an 8-year-old, Gabby Douglas could do more pushups than you.
It is with horror and heartache that we watch the London games medal ceremonies tarnished and near-ruined by two glaring things.
London was so worried it would grind to a halt because of overcrowding during the Olympics that it started ringing the alarm bells early and loudly, to the point that now barely anybody's going to the city, and an immediate economic "Olympic bounce" isn't happening.
Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart pointed out all the ways news channels spoil Olympics results for viewers, even when they say they won't.
You know in your heart that Gabby Douglas is the most amazing high-flying hero Olympic gymnastics champion, maybe ever. But you need to understand it with your head, too, with a rational and objective analysis of her talent through GIFs.
The Olympics are a confusing time for everyone with all the obscure sports like dressage, swimming, and gymnastics. It can be especially bad for the copy editors who have to keep track of the obscure terms that come with each sport. Obscure terms like the "breaststroke."
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