Stop Talking About Olympic Athleticism Like It Is 1922

It’s not about the genes

It’s not about the genes

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Last week, my wife and I sat down to our quad-annual ritual of watching two hours of sports during the winter Olympics. I was stunned to hear commentators’ references to genes and pedigree. It goes something like this:

With Olympians as parents, so and so has the genes to make this happen.

I’m open …