One of the highlights of the Olympic Games is the horse dancing. Giphy Or dressage, as officials prefer to call it. Giphy That's right, the horses dance, and it is a genuine and very prestigious, legitimate sport. And it starts in Rio today. Giphy But this isn't just some freestyle…

Who knew jumping into pools could look so painful? When this wasn't you. Matt King / Getty Images When you found out this thing was nearly 33 feet high. Like jumping off a three-story building. NBD. Roberto Ventre / Via Flickr: 65743191@N00 When Bree Cole was JUST TOO CLOSE to the board…

It might not be as easy as you think. As any equestrian can tell you, horseback riding is way more than simply sitting pretty. Charly Triballeau / AFP / Getty Images And when it comes to show jumping, riders have plenty to deal with — not least of all memorizing their course (AKA the order of …

Others are jumping to the gymnast’s defense after people online called her a “sorry American” and a poor sport. Gabby Douglas, an Olympic all-around champion, helped lead the U.S. women's gymnastics team to gold in the team final at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. Mike Blake / Reuters Needless…

It’s really, really green. The aquatics center hosted the women's synchronized diving finals on Tuesday, and yep, that water was GREEN. Michael Dalder / Reuters Michael Dalder / Reuters//Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach View Entire List › from BuzzFeed - Sports http:…

8 years has happened, people! The year was 2008. Franck Fife / AFP / Getty Images People used Blackberries, Ed Hardy was a thing people wore, and the USA won a silver medal for gymnastics at the Beijing Olympic games. Al Bello / Getty Images Its been 8 years since Team USA was robbed of that…

The Final Five took first place by more than 8 points — the most dominant victory since gymnastics scoring was overhauled in 2006. Team USA won gold Tuesday in the women's gymnastics team final, beating Russia and China by the largest margin ever since the scoring system was overhauled in 2006…