olympic games

    By Sarah Weinman

    | 9:00AM 12/18/2010
    She won three swimming medals when she was only 14, has posed for Playboy and struggled with drugs and eating disorders. Now Beard is telling her story, and the release of her new memoir will hopefully coincide with her bid to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

    By Jason Cochran

    | 12:30PM 1/04/2010
    They're coming soon! You may think that only the rich and well-connected can win a spot at the Winter Games, but that's just not the case. WalletPop's Jason Cochran talked to Amber Sessions of Tourism Vancouver, the city's official tourism authority, on how a visitor can hope to get in on the...

    By Ryan Blitstein

    | 12:50PM 10/02/2009
    Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games was eliminated in the first round of voting in Copenhagen, losing to Rio de Janeiro. The results of the final vote were announced at 12:50 p.m. EDT. To those who haven't been paying much attention, it's probably a huge surprise that Chicago was knocked...