July 30, 2012 | Vol. 180 No. 5

Rivalries (Features)

One legend. One phenom. Only one winner

Lolo's No Choke (Olympics Special / Features)

The U.S. hurdler stumbled horribly in Beijing, losing gold. What we can learn from her nightmare

Flip Artist (Olympics Special / Features)

Gabby Douglas swapped families and changed coaches to make herself an Olympic contender

Survival Of The Fittest (Olympics Special / Features)

Want to compete in the Olympics? Science says your VO₂ max better be up for it

The Gold Standard (Olympics Special / Features)

China's athletes demolish the competition in weight lifting and diving. It's not a passion; it's a job

Swift Kick (Olympics Special / Features)

Homare Sawa lifted Japan with a World Cup win--and put women's football on the map

Fight Club (Olympics Special / Features)

The wrestlers of Chechnya and Dagestan compete as Russians. But in the hills--and even the gym--Russia is still the enemy

Great In '48 (Olympics Special / Features)

Medalists of the last London Games look back on their summer of victory

Three Cheers for London (Olympics Special / Features)

The Olympics head to Britain for an unprecedented third time. Global economic gloom can't dim the competition for gold

All Dressed Up (Olympics Special / Features)

From the pool to the gymnastics mat, Olympians compete in style

Good Sports, Bad Sports (Olympics Special / Features)

Every event has its winners and losers, but some are better known for how they played

Olympics Fever (Cover)

She's Feeling Lucky (The Curious Capitalist)

Why mother-to-be Marissa Mayer is a smart pick to reinvent a laboring Yahoo

Why Bain Matters (In the Arena)

It's not just the tax returns. It's short-term profits vs. long-term investments

Of God and Gays and Humility

What the Episcopal Church's handling of same-sex unions can teach the rest of us