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OLYMPICS

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On Top of the World

From the slopestyle sweep to a Super-G twist to that Oshie-colored shootout, Team USA was full of surprises in a wild week in Russia

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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Wichita State

After their stunning Final Four run last year, these Shockers can still awe

By Thomas Lake

DAYTONA 500 PREVIEW

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Austin Dillon

The rookie isn't daunted by NASCAR's highest level—or by taking over the iconic number 3

By Lars Anderson

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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Jabari Parker

An intimate look at a freshman's journey to become the nation's top talent

By Jeff Benedict

DEPARTMENTS

2 | SI Digital

4 | Leading Off

10 | The Mail

12 | Scorecard

16 | Faces in the Crowd

64 | Point After

Lee Jenkins: A grandfather brings old-school basketball to high school

SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS THIS WEEK: AL TIELEMANS/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (JABARI PARKER AND MIKE KRZYZEWSKI) AND JAMIE SQUIRE/GETTY IMAGES (CAR INSET); TODD ROSENBERG FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (WICHITA STATE)

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PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT BECK/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

HALF GAINER Kaitlyn Farrington, 24, of Bellevue, Idaho, won halfpipe gold in her Olympic debut.

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