We can't get enough of these tiny but impressive robot gymnasts who flip through the air and stick their landings. We're probably only seeing the one time it lands upright in about 100 attempts, but who cares? They're only going to get better and better. And one day the summer Olympics might actually be worth watching (when it's not in the good 'ole UK, that is). Give that robot the wood medal. (Because it's not programmed to recognise the value of gold.) [YouTube via Automaton] Read More >>

Earlier this week, Twitter revealed the UK top trends list of 2012: top of the list came Boris Johnson dancing with the Prime Minister at the Olympic closing ceremony -- a moment we'd probably rather forget. Amidst the Bullingdon Club membership and the shaggy blonde hair, will we ever learn to take Boris seriously? Here are five reasons why he deserves the Twitter accolade this year. Read More >>

The last time we checked in on the state of robot gymnasts they performed admirably on the horizontal bar, but fell out of medal contention with a laughably horrible dismount. Read More >>

Say what you want about Rio De Janeiro possibly being undeserving of hosting a World Cup and a Olympics but you can't deny that the city can be vowel stretchingly beeeaaauuu-tee-ful. I'm not kidding. It looks like another world. Avatar with a beach. Watch it. Read More >>

Okay, so the Games are over and we're all feeling our way around the 'legacy'. What does it mean? What is expected of us? Do we just do a few star jumps and then that's it? It's so confusing. Read More >>

You know how boring it is drawing maps? You know how sometimes you just squiggle a bit to make it easier? That's what Coca-Cola did around the tricky Mediterranean area, accidentally erasing Greece from one promotional Olympic map. Greece was not happy. Read More >>

The Olympics are over. Athletes have been crowned. GIFs have been made. And World records have been broken. In four years, we'll do the same thing all over again. And world records will continue to be broken. How is that possible? How do Olympic athletes keep getting better and keep breaking records? Will it ever stop? Can humans ever "max out"? Read More >>

The BBC did a cracking job covering the London Olympics -- too right, we last had it in 1948, so of course Auntie was going to go all-out with her coverage! Spanning 24 different live channels, online and on mobile, the coverage left absolutely nothing in the dark so you could follow your favourite sport right from the get-go. And follow it you did, according to stats the Beeb released this week. Read More >>

The Olympics are just barely over, and you're still probably nursing your sport-scorched eyeballs. Give your mind a break after all that TV. But in just four short years, we'll be at it again. So how will we watch the Olympiad next time? Read More >>

Adidas roped in a smattering of Olympic medallists (oh, and David Beckham) for a lip-synching rendition of Queen's Don't Stop Me Now, to mark the end of the London Olympics. It's cute, but kind of leaves me cold -- I think, given half the chance, the video would be much better if each athlete were locked in a karaoke room with me for an hour beforehand, so I could teach 'em my karaoke dance routine. Rio 2016, ok Adidas? [YouTube] Read More >>

As one sporting extravaganza closes, another is on the horizon. While we're not yet travelling to the sunny sights of Rio for a few more years, the Winter Olympics is fast approaching with the Russians playing host in Sochi. Read More >>

Usain Bolt is fast. Like, really fast. He's pretty much the fastest dude that ever was fast. And while that's impressive in its own right, could it be that he's actually faster than gravity, one of the fundamental forces that rules the very nature of the universe in which we live? Well, that's sort of a weird question to try and answer, but that hasn't stopped MinutePhysics from poking at it. The answer is SPOILER ALERT "maybe, sort of" but I'll let the master explain the details. Suffice it to say you don't ever want to be running from Usain Bolt. [YouTube] Read More >>

Reuters has put together a short video, featuring interviews with its team of photographers and photo editors, about how they are able to capture the incredible images taken of the athletes at the Olympic Games. These are the shots we're all wallpapering our computers with and emailing back and forth amongst friends. They're iconic, seemingly impossible photos—the hardest assignment of a sports photographer's career. Here's how they do it... [Tested] Read More >>

As the Olympics comes into its closing weekend, it's the final edition of Lolympics, but there's still a lot happening under all the winning and celebrating. Some people will stop at nothing to get gold, not even a broken leg puts them off, which is insane, plus someone offers Bolt an unlimited supply of chicken nuggets, his favourite. The Spice girls will be here to entertain you on Sunday, but that won't stop fights on the basketball court, or French people cheating. Meanwhile, we've got a load of gruesome-looking crashes from the BMXing to look forward to. That's all in the last working day of the lolympics. Read More >>

The Olympics has a long and inspirational history full of, triumph, glory, perseverance and dedication, but it's also got a tonne of cheating gits who'd do anything to get their grubby little hands on a shiny medal. Here's a list of some of the more interesting (and idiotic) athletes who've got caught over the years. Read More >>