Vulture

We Need to Talk About the Kayak Cross Siblings at the Olympics

The Olympics are a spectacle, a tribute to human achievement, a periodic reminder of the biological magic of the body, all filled with powerful stories about competitors who have dedicated their lives ...
The Washington Post

The Secret to Kayaking: Roll With It, if You Can

Roll, roll, roll your boat, gently up the . . . Oh, hi! Excuse me for a moment while I blow this river water out of my nose. The world sure looks funny right-side-up. Have you seen my boat around here ...
Chicago Tribune

Contact kayaking? A new Olympic event includes 15-foot drop, Eskimo moves — and bumper-carlike contact.

VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France — This is not what kayak fans are used to seeing at the Olympics. Competitors dropping their contacts into the water from a 15-foot-high platform as three other paddlers work ...
KCCI Des Moines

‘Mario Kart with boats’: Meet kayak cross, the sport taking over social media and making its Olympic debut

This is not what kayak fans are used to seeing at the Olympics.Competitors' boats drop into the water from a 15-foot-high platform as three other paddlers work furiously to gain traction.Video above: ...