olympics

USC Annenberg’s resident Olympics expert has a front-row seat at his 12th Games

February 8, 2022

Olympics expert Alan Abrahamson, seen here at last year’s Tokyo Games, covered his first Olympics in Sydney in 2000.

The Olympics Return to Beijing

February 3, 2022

Beijing becomes the first city to host both summer and winter games. International scrutiny of Chinese policies and practices has increased since the 2008 Summer Olympics.

2021 Olympians

July 29, 2021

Athletes are already setting records and winning medals at the Tokyo Olympics. We look at where those representing the U.S. and China come from.

Air Quality at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

August 21, 2008

Comparing this summer's air in Beijing with that in Los Angeles, New York, and London