Martial Arts
From Sword to Spear: 9.703, 9.710 — and the Scorecard Nobody Reads
Tied in the Morning, Decided in the Afternoon: Duong Thuy Vi's Four Asiads and the Gap in the Ledger
From Sword to Spear: 0.007 Points, Twelve Years, and the Real Price of a Bronze
Four Bronzes in One Night: The Bracket Arithmetic Inside Vietnam's Wushu 'Medal Rain'
Martial Arts0.133 Points: Dương Thúy Vi on the Wushu Taolu Scoresheet, and the Fading Picture of an 'Evergreen' TreeThree numbers on the scoreboard — 19.546, 19.446, 19.413. Three names beside...
Martial ArtsThe Ceiling on the Lei Tai: Vietnam's Four Bronzes, One Final and the Quiet Hand of the FormatHook: The Bronze Nobody Won A bronze can be won. A bronze can also be handed...
Martial ArtsFrom Sword to Spear: 9.703, 9.710 — and the Scorecard Nobody ReadsTwo names landed on the same number when the sword routine closed — 9.703,...
Martial ArtsTied in the Morning, Decided in the Afternoon: Duong Thuy Vi's Four Asiads and the Gap in the LedgerTwo identical numbers lit up the board after the morning jianshu routine —...
Martial ArtsFrom Sword to Spear: 0.007 Points, Twelve Years, and the Real Price of a Bronze9.703. Before noon. 9.710. After noon. Between the two routines the gap is...
Martial ArtsThe 0.133-Point Ledger: Duong Thuy Vi, the Evergreen Label, and the Succession QuestionOn the Rajshahi rooftop, ninety seconds became a way of listening. Since that...
Martial ArtsThe List That Cannot Testify: Vietnam's Five Medals and the Semifinal Wall on Nagoya's Lei TaiI went looking for the replay. It wasn't there. Dinh Van Tam. Men's 56kg sand...
Martial ArtsThe Night the Flyweight Throne Changed: Van's 72% Takedown Defense, Pantoja's 18 Failed Attempts and the Blockchain of an Unverified ReportI did not watch it live. UFC 331, Crypto.com Arena, two flyweights — all...
Martial ArtsFour Bronzes in One Night: The Bracket Arithmetic Inside Vietnam's Wushu 'Medal Rain'On the night of September 23, Vietnamese sports pages ran one phrase: a “rain...