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  • Cupping marks are seen on the back of Jack Johnson of the Magpies on September 20, 2014 in Hastings, Australia.
    Cupping marks are seen on the back of Jack Johnson of the Magpies on September 20, 2014 in Hastings, Australia.
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    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cupping—and Some Stuff You Probably Didn’t

    The practice of questionable efficacy has had its adherents from Maimonides to Michael Phelps

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • Sae Miyakawa of Japan competes on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    Sae Miyakawa of Japan competes on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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    Japanese Olympic Gymnast Does Her Routine to Classic Hasidic Song

    Sae Miyakawa performed at Rio to the tune of Rabbi Nahman of Breslov’s “Kol ha-Olam Kulo”

    byJesse Bernstein
  • Aly Raisman of the United States competes on the balance beam during Women's qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    Aly Raisman of the United States competes on the balance beam during Women's qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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    Watch Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman’s Parents’ Hilarious Reaction to Her Routine

    Once again, the pair managed to channel a lifetime’s worth of anxiety in less than a minute

    byJesse Bernstein
  • Penny Oleksiak of Canada, Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark compete in heat six of the Women's 100m Butterfly on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    Penny Oleksiak of Canada, Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark compete in heat six of the Women's 100m Butterfly on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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    The Palestinian Olympic-Swimming-Pool-Sized Lie

    The media reported that a Palestinian swimmer didn’t have access to an Olympic-size swimming pool because of Israel. Technically, this was true. She had access to several.

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Aly Raisman competes in the floor exercise during day two of the 2016 P&G Gymnastics Championships at Chafitz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, June 26, 2016.
    Aly Raisman competes in the floor exercise during day two of the 2016 P&G Gymnastics Championships at Chafitz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, June 26, 2016.
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    The Summer Olympics Couldn’t Come Any Sooner

    Aly Raisman’s hair preparation routine—and her impending performance at the Rio Olympics—is the distraction we all need from these Trumpian times

    byRachel Shukert
  • Alexandra Raisman competes on the balance beam during day 2 of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team Trials at SAP Center in San Jose, California, July 8, 2016.
    Alexandra Raisman competes on the balance beam during day 2 of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team Trials at SAP Center in San Jose, California, July 8, 2016.
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    Aly Raisman Is Headed to Rio

    The two-time gold medalist made the U.S. gymnastics team after a strong showing at the Olympic trials

    byJesse Bernstein
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    Israel’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Wins Gold at European Championships

    Next up? The Olympics in Rio.

    byLisa Sanders
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