Michael Waters

Michael Waters is a writer and historian who has contributed to The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Wired, Vox, The New York Times, and other publications. His first book, The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports, was published in 2024.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry speaks during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

The Olympics Is Repeating One of Its Worst Mistakes The Olympics Is Repeating One of Its Worst Mistakes

The IOC’s new anti-trans testing regime revives some of the most discredited and discriminatory policies in the history of the games.

Apr 2, 2026 / Michael Waters

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