My most vivid memory of the Olympics is the 2006 ladies' figure skating finals when Japanese competitor Shizuka Arakawa beat out US champion Sasha Cohen to claim gold. I recall this being one of the major disappointments in my young life not only because I was rooting for gold medal hopeful Cohen but also because the results were spoiled for me by way of a New York Times headline.
The Road to Rio and the Power of the Big Event
