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Is Aly Raisman Jewish and other Olympics questions
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It’s bad form, I know. I’m not supposed to wonder if she’s Jewish; I’m not supposed to consult Wikipedia. But thanks to Raisman’s choice of "Hava Nagila" to accompany her floor exercises, I no longer feel guilty about this. Mazel Tov, Aly!
And now, some other burning questions:
Why do the Russian team jackets say “Russia” and the Chinese jackets, “China”? Neither country uses...
Read more »Olympics gymnastics: delayed and edited like a movie
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I knew all about the women’s gymnastics team’s triumph before I settled in Tuesday night to watch the Olympics. The first day or so of the Games I tried to avoid the spoilers but it has become increasingly difficult -- people talk, there’s Twitter, not to mention every website (including Newsday’s own) broadcasting the results as they occur.
I understand that a big part of sports' appeal is...
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