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Imagine how much more beauty, splendor, and excitement men's Olympic ski jumping could have if all of the men had bigger dicks.
Artificially Large Skier Penises Should Stay Legal | Defector
To ski jump is to momentarily become a god. The track is narrow and slick, and the athletes plummet down the sloped hill at almost 60 mph. They leave the track and take up, up, up into the sky, where…
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February 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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For @defector.com, I wrote about the dark backstory behind France’s viral ice dancing team — which currently is in first place and could win gold.

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France's Viral Ice Dancing Team Has A Dark Backstory | Defector
Blink and you might not have caught it. On Monday, Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry took to the rink and staked their claim to the ice dancing gold medal. Dancing to Madonna’s “Vogue,” ...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The saga of the French teammate-defrauder taught me to appreciate the essence of biathlon: defector.com/the-saga-of-...
The Saga Of The French Teammate-Defrauder Taught Me To Appreciate The Essence Of Biathlon | Defector
To the layperson, biathlon may be the strangest sport in the Winter Olympics. Most of the sports in the Games involve athletes testing the limits of the human body vis-á-vis gravity (e.g.: big air,…
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February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Norwegian biathlete, at summit of his life’s work: I cheated on my girlfriend defector.com/biathlon-oly...
Norwegian Biathlete, At Summit Of His Life’s Work: I Cheated On My Girlfriend | Defector
The biathlon encourages athletes to balance two things at once. A competitor must be able to ski a great distance at an immense speed, and then, as if turning off a light-switch, lower their heart…
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February 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The real highlight of the Super Bowl was Josh McDaniels eating shit: defector.com/the-real-hig...
The Real Highlight Of The Super Bowl Was Josh McDaniels Eating Shit | Defector
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking…
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February 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Which other Olympic mascots could Italian stoats Tina and Milo slaughter in cold blood? defector.com/which-other-...
Which Other Olympic Mascots Could Italian Stoats Tina And Milo Slaughter In Cold Blood? | Defector
Apologies to all otters, ferrets, badgers, ferret-badgers, weasels, fishers, polecats, wolverines, martens, and grisons, but the mustelid of the moment is the stoat. The mascots of the 2026 Winter…
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February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Olympic photographers: Stop doing the lugers dirty defector.com/olympic-phot...
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
"Nobody else in my house likes football, and we are believers in democracy. And so it was that, Sunday evening, I had the Super Bowl streaming on my li'l laptop screen, and the gigantic TV was showing a tape-delayed CNBC broadcast of mixed doubles curling."
The Super Bowl Could Not Compete With Tape-Delayed Olympic Curling | Defector
Nobody else in my house likes football, and we are believers in democracy at least as far as concerns the television. And so it was that, Sunday evening, I had the Super Bowl streaming on my li’l…
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February 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"There is something about an artist putting on a good show that dares to say ~this~ is what America is, extending to both north and south, together, making for one world that is welcoming, diverse, and joyous. And who wouldn't rather live in the joy right about now?"
Bad Bunny Celebrated America | Defector
The Super Bowl halftime show is a giant, overstuffed program that is about celebrating its own overstuffedness. It’s a maximalist entertainment spectacle set in the middle of the most maximalist…
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February 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
David Roth on Jason Myers's long, slow rise to the top: defector.com/jason-myers-...
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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I wrote about Jason Myers, who delivered my favorite postgame quote and was perfect in the Super Bowl, and who makes it to the top in the strangest job in sports. defector.com/jason-myers-...
It Feels Great, Dude | Defector
The history of professional football is long enough and strange enough to include a placekicker or two who had “a normal career.” Theoretically. I have found scant evidence of that, but presumably the...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The Super Bowl could not compete with tape-delayed Olympic curling: defector.com/the-super-bo...
The Super Bowl Could Not Compete With Tape-Delayed Olympic Curling | Defector
Nobody else in my house likes football, and we are believers in democracy at least as far as concerns the television. And so it was that, Sunday evening, I had the Super Bowl streaming on my li’l…
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February 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Shitty Washington Post publisher loses job after skipping out to the Super Bowl: defector.com/shitty-washi...
Shitty Washington Post Publisher Loses Job After Skipping Out To The Super Bowl | Defector
Will Lewis, the stubbled bumbler brought in by Jeff Bezos to lay waste to the Washington Post, is gone. Lewis announced over the weekend that he was resigning as the newspaper’s CEO and publisher.…
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February 9, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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I am both biased and late due to a very eventful last week but Defector's coverage of the Westminster Dog Show was so good. "Why are the people dressed like that?" is a question I've often wondered, and this is a fun and decisive answer: defector.com/the-secrets-...
The Secrets Of Human And Canine Fashion At The Westminster Dog Show | Defector
NEW YORK — “I don’t think that bitch looks fit,” a woman next to me murmurs. She’s carrying a Louis Vuitton bag, wearing Hermes riding boots, and speaking, of course, about one of the three female Can...
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February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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The future of media is here!
Devin the Dugong wins the internet with the Super Bowl AI ad everyone can't stop talking about: defector.com/devin-the-du...
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM