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Butterfingers!

Witnesses are sworn in and asked to identify the guilty party in a lineup of Olympic athletic catastrophes. Roll tape. One by one, they watch a series of mind boggling disasters.

Hayes and Lavelle on top in Chicago

Stuart Hayes won the 2008 Accenture Chicago Triathlon despite having to deal with a severely swollen knee the night before. A super fast bike split helped Becky Lavelle take charge of the women's race.

Original Ironman Henry Forrest

In 1978 Henry Forrest was another one of those adventurous souls who plunged into the waters of Oahu for the start of a crazy new event called Ironman. He talked to Slowtwitch about his memories of the event and a much more important recent battle.

Slowtwitch.com live from Beijing – the final update

Although a bit "lost in translation" our roving reporter at the Olympic Games in Beijing got to see a very surprising sprint finish of the men's triathlon triathlon and managed to get some shopping done too. Enjoy his final report.

Timothy Carlson sets Olympic Odds

These things are almost always impossible to predict. Which makes this endeavor an amusing fantasy, not unlike playing the lottery. But honestly speaking, there are only 8 to 10 men in the field of 56 who have the foot speed and leg power to win.

Slowtwitch.com live from Beijing – day 3

Our embedded Olympic reporter Hector Fernandez got to see an incredible women's triathlon and various track and field events before returning tired to the hotel. Here is his day 3 report from Beijing.

Politics versus Purity of Purpose

Are the Beijing Olympics just another totalitarian infomercial? Or do they signal something hopeful—China reaching out to free world values? Granting the Games to countries with mixed human rights records is not new.