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In this special final episode of this season, we ran our tests on Olympian Lolo Jones and uncovered the secrets of her strengths. 
Each episode of our sports science original series Anatomy of studies the powers and physiques of an elite athlete to find out what makes them special in their sport.

Lolo JONES

Originals

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Anatomy of a Hurdler/Bobsleigh: What Makes Lolo Jones Special?

Three-time Rio 2016 medallist and 2017 world champion Tori Bowie is one of the greatest sprinters of her generation.
What makes her a world class champion in short distance running?
In the new season of the Olympic Channel original series Anatomy of, the 29-year-old has been pushed to the max

Tori Bowie

Sprinting ace Tori Bowie: 'My best strength? I never give up'

Kevin Durant, Mikaela Shiffrin and others remember Usain Bolt's iconic 100m gold at Beijing 2008, when he smashed the world record.

Beijing 2008 | Olympic Games

Highlights

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"One of those moments you'll never forget": Remembering Bolt's Beijing 100m

Nastia Liukin, Mikaela Shiffrin and other athletes talk about courage following the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal.

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What defines courage? Team USA athletes praise 'sister survivors'

In the finale, Olympians and social influencers see who can complete the Global Games obstacle course in the fastest time.

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All-Around Relay

Olympians and social stars duel it out on a floating platform, trying to knock the opposing team off as many times as possible.

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Bubble Wrap Fencing

Hurdler and bobsledder Lolo Jones is a three-time summer and winter Olympian from the United States.

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The Olympians - Lolo Jones

Blindfolded Olympians and social influencers go head to head in a chicken fight with oversized boxing gloves.

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Chicken Fight Boxing

Using inflatable tubes, Olympians and social influencers hurl their teammate down a Slip n' Slide, aiming for the bullseye.

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Tube Curling

Olympians and social influencers go three rounds with "The Maniac", a 250lb oiled-up wrestler on a floating trampoline.

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Olive Oil Wrestling

Olympians and social media stars zip along in jetskis, using a paintball gun to hit a floating target as quickly as possible. 

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Aquatic Biathlon

Using a jet-ski powered flyboard, Olympians and social influencers attempt discus, javelin, and shotput as best they can. 

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Flyathlon

Olympians and social influencers don inflatable sumo suits and try to compete in beach volleyball.

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Sumo Volleyball

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Lolo

Lolo Jones wants you to know that she can still run faster - much, much faster.
The 41-year-old scored a personal triumph on Friday (28 June) at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - track & field in Eugene, Oregon, qualifying for the women's 100m hurdles some 20 years after her

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 28: Lolo Jones reacts after competing in the first round of the women's 100 meter hurdles on Day Eight of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 28, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Lolo Jones at U.S. Trials at age 41: 'Inspired by the challenge of it'

Lolo Jones was just seconds away from clinching 100m hurdles gold at Beijing 2008 but the American clipped the penultimate hurdle and finished seventh. 14 years later, she has another chance to win an Olympic medal: This time in a bobsleigh at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. "I think that when you're at the top of the mountain, it is nothing without the climb. And that's what makes it worth it is how hard did you have to work for it," she says.

Beijing 2022 | Olympic Winter Games

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Lolo Jones: It's redemption time

A fast, furious and frantic bobsleigh World Cup season is about to begin, as the world's best prepare for four months of competition that ends with the ultimate prize: the chance to fight for gold at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
Can Franceso Friedrich continue his dominance in the

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 19:  Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany make their final run during the Men's 2-Man Bobsleigh on day 10 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Olympic Sliding Centre on February 19, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.  (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

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Top things to know about the 2021/22 bobsleigh season 

There is a certain sense of irony that Lolo Jones is targeting the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as her chance at sporting redemption. For it was in the Chinese capital that the American suffered her most disappointing moment as an athlete.
The USA star was favourite to win the women's

PARK CITY, UT - SEPTEMBER 29:  Bobsledder Lolo Jones poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on September 29, 2013 in Park City, Utah.  (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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Lolo Jones: The "three-time losing Olympian" Seeking redemption at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games

The IBSF bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships 2021 were switched to Altenberg, Germany after original hosts Lake Placid were ruled out due to coronavirus.
Taking place a year before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, there are some fascinating storylines in the making for the competition, which takes place from Friday

Kaillie Humphries won three gold medals representing both Canada and the USA.

Five things to know about the IBSF bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships 2021

The third series of Anatomy Of, an Olympic Channel original series in which the best sportspeople from around the world are tested in a laboratory setting to explain the science behind what makes them so good at their sport, returns with six brand new episodes this week.
Skateboarder Tom Schaar,

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Meet the six newest athletes on Olympic Channel's "Anatomy Of"

Bobsleigh and skeleton are back, as the IBSF World Cup season gets underway in Sigulda, Latvia on 20 November.
As with most other winter sports, the coronavirus pandemic has caused plenty of disruption to the calendar with all races - except the season finale in Yanqing which doubles up as

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All you need to know about the 2020/21 IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton season

Lolo Jones looked certain to take victory in the women's 100m hurdles but clattered the penultimate barrier to finish out of the medals and hand gold to USA team-mate Dawn Harper. Australia's Sally McLellan took silver ahead of Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada.

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Dawn Harper takes dramatic 100m hurdles gold in Beijing

Get up to speed with the latest news of who's qualified for PyeongChang 2018 and who's missed out.

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PyeongChang calling! Who's heading to Korea?

2004 Athens bronze medallist and former pole vault world champion Giuseppe Gibilisco is the latest Olympian to switch to this winter sport.

Lolo JONES

Biography

Featured

Anatomy of a Hurdler/Bobsleigh: What Makes Lolo Jones Special?

Sprinting ace Tori Bowie: 'My best strength? I never give up'

"One of those moments you'll never forget": Remembering Bolt's Beijing 100m

Lolo JONES
Replays

Olympic Results

Lolo JONES

Biography

Featured

Anatomy of a Hurdler/Bobsleigh: What Makes Lolo Jones Special?

Sprinting ace Tori Bowie: 'My best strength? I never give up'

"One of those moments you'll never forget": Remembering Bolt's Beijing 100m

Lolo JONES Replays

Olympic Results

Lolo JONES
Replays