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Usain Bolt Is Great — But How Can We Know If He’s The Greatest?

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. Check out all our coverage here. Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Aug. 16, 2016), FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver joins us to talk about his Olympics viewing schedule and what would happen if the medal […]

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Usain Bolt Is Great — But How Can We Know If He’s The Greatest?

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. Check out all our coverage here. Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Aug. 16, 2016), FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver joins us to talk about his Olympics viewing schedule and what would happen if the medal […]

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The Subtle (And Not So Subtle) Dominance Of U.S. Swimmers And Gymnasts

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. Check out all our coverage here. Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Aug. 10, 2016) we look at the different ways to appreciate the performances by U.S. swimmers and gymnasts at the Olympics. Is it […]

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The Subtle (And Not So Subtle) Dominance Of U.S. Swimmers And Gymnasts

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. Check out all our coverage here. Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Aug. 10, 2016) we look at the different ways to appreciate the performances by U.S. swimmers and gymnasts at the Olympics. Is it […]

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