data reporter for The Athletichttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mqz2zar6ds2lHow much did it cost to attend the 2026 World Cup? Seven fans shared itemized expenses from their trips! – a software engineer from Philadelphia who went to 16 games – a Norwegian who traveled here with 10 friends – and more! https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive//fifa-world-cup-2026-fan-cost-to-attend-receipts/19 Jul 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqz2zar6ds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mptg42z6bs2qIn every World Cup host city, on the nights of nearly every match and even for the high-stakes games in the coming weeks ... hotel prices are dropping (sometimes by a lot!) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/fifa-world-cup-2026-hotel-price-decreases/04 Jul 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptg42z6bs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mokuqtpsy22gHow can your team advance to the World Cup knockout rounds with a third-place berth? It seems complicated, but this chart explains with an easy answer! If you finish third with three points, you are likely to advance unless your goal differential is worse than -2.18 Jun 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokuqtpsy22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mo3szt5xxk25in honor of the U.S. having something like a 1-2% chance of winning the World Cup, a list of things in sports (and in everyday life) that happen roughly 1-2% of the time … https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7351528/2026/06/12/united-states-world-cup-chances/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.plA.FX5w.23K6fES4eWx7&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta12 Jun 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3szt5xxk25https://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mnf3hcwiqk2hHow much does a hotel room cost during the World Cup? We tracked the prices at hundreds of hotels in host cities! Rates on game days are ~50% higher than they are at other times. And those prices are falling. Some variation from city to city but the trend is similar everywhere.03 Jun 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf3hcwiqk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mndptlolpc2oHow much will it cost to attend the most expensive World Cup in history? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7314930/2026/06/02/world-cup-2026-cost-calculator-dollars/?unlocked_article_code=1.nFA.Zzik.3sjoq860aWga&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta02 Jun 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndptlolpc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mk3xwmfhjk2mI’ve joined The Athletic as a data reporter!  I’m super excited to be part of a talented and ambitious data + visuals team. I feel so lucky that I’ll get to keep doing work I enjoy and learn new things!22 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3xwmfhjk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mer6wirxfc2yIn 2010, men's figure skaters attempted a combined 11 quad jumps in the free skate at the Olympics. The gold medalist didn't do any. That number has been increasing over the past few Olympics. And Ilia Malinin has done as many as seven in his free skate. wapo.st/4asxnVy13 Feb 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer6wirxfc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3meo6bcctn22xWhich places in the U.S. give people the most opportunities to participate in Winter Olympic sports? (Spoiler: The cold places. But it's more interesting and nuanced than that!) We mapped it! And you can look up your city and see which sports are nearby. wapo.st/4qlkAKf12 Feb 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3meo6bcctn22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mej5bnd5ps25More jumps, more difficulty: Olympic figure skating keeps upping the stakes An analysis of every men's and women's figure skating element performed at the Olympics since 2006 — and how Ilia Malinin's free skate compares: wapo.st/4asxnVy10 Feb 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej5bnd5ps25https://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3megp7dxhz223Do you sometimes watch the Winter Olympics and think ... who even does these sports? We analyzed the locations of more than 2,500 training facilities for Winter Olympic sports. Check to see what's near you — and which sports are hard to find. wapo.st/4qlkAKf https://wapo.st/4qlkAKf09 Feb 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3megp7dxhz223https://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3me2qbccamk2pThe past eight years at The Washington Post have been a dream. I am so sad but so grateful.04 Feb 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2qbccamk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mdlcvhvr622jThe Jordan Chiles Olympic bronze medal case is going back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport: Swiss Federal Supreme Court determined "new evidence may justify a modification of the contested award" & has "referred the case back to the CAS for it to re-examine the situation." [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlcvhvr622jhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mcsgnrsp4k2nIndiana football compiled a .384 winning percentage in the 25 seasons before this one. No national champion performed worse during the stretch preceding its title, according to a Washington Post analysis.19 Jan 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsgnrsp4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mcsgnrsp4k2nIndiana football compiled a .384 winning percentage in the 25 seasons before this one. No national champion performed worse during the stretch preceding its title, according to a Washington Post analysis.19 Jan 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsgnrsp4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mcrw4enws223How rare would Indiana football’s turnaround to a title be? We analyzed data, comparing Indiana to – every national champion – every team with a perfect record – every team in the history of top-level CFB The answer here, in the form of seven charts: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/01/19/indiana-football-turnaround-curt-cignetti/19 Jan 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrw4enws223https://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3mbc52xubqc2eReally incredible work [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Dec 2025 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbc52xubqc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3madspldar222How happy *should* the fans of every major college football team be based on performance over the past five years? 1. Georgia 5. Oregon 38. Iowa 66. Auburn 70. Stanford Full rankings: wapo.st/49iK71p19 Dec 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3madspldar222https://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3m77d2ix7tc2sThe preseason college football rankings were really, really wrong See how each team over or underperformed the average regular season winning percentage for teams that have earned the same preseason ranking. story w/ @jessedougherty.bsky.social: wapo.st/3XCOM7U05 Dec 2025 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m77d2ix7tc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3m76abso6t22cAs preseason No. 1 Texas underachieved, No. 2 Penn State flopped, and No. 9 LSU and No. 15 Florida fired their coaches ... I wondered: Has the preseason college football poll ever been *this* wrong? We figured out the answer! Gift link: wapo.st/3XCOM7U https://wapo.st/3XCOM7U04 Dec 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76abso6t22chttps://bsky.app/profile/emilygiam.bsky.social/post/3m5emiakqbk2tUSA Gymnastics looks to soccer executive Kyle Albrecht as its next leader He hasn't worked in gymnastics, but his background is in sports marketing and player development. In an interview with the Post, he said he wants to "elevate the profile of the sport." Story: wapo.st/3LADIFy https://wapo.st/3LADIFy11 Nov 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:gc6ixtdbqjpm2rbcsklyv42l/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5emiakqbk2t