Before the world knew her name and dissected her motivations and judged her and GIFed her and memed her, Elizabeth Swaney beamed. “Today was probably one of the most exciting days of my life ...

Twitter. Elizabeth Swaney is a 33-year-old skier from Oakland, California who made the 2018 Winter Olympics with Hungary. She didn’t have the best run on the halfpipe on Monday, but you can ...

The world may know Elizabeth Swaney as the US-born freestyle skier who seemingly gamed the system to compete in the Olympics for Hungary, her grandparents’ homeland. But before her simplistic ...

There’s no shortage of Olympics purists who think Elizabeth Swaney’s halfpipe run at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics should have her looking for a way to crawl under the halfpipe. Representing ...

Elizabeth Marian Swaney, of Hungary, finishes her run during the women's halfpipe qualifying at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.

Elizabeth Swaney is likely the least skilled athlete at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but the American who represented Hungary in PyeongChang has quickly become one of the most polarizing stories.

Kiszla: Lauren Gibbs and Elizabeth Swaney are 33 and Ivy-educated Olympians. One shines like silver, the other is a darn shame. Allow me to raise a toast in the name of Gibbs.

American Elizabeth Swaney gamed her way into representing Hungary in the Winter Olympics as a freestyle skier. The broadcast played it totally straight, leading to high comedy.

American-born skier Elizabeth Swaney competed for Hungary in the ladies’ halfpipe. She finished last. For some reason, the judges were not blown away by her performance.

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Elizabeth Swaney finished 24th and last in qualification for the women’s ski halfpipe final on Monday, but the 33-year-old will leave PyeongChang having achieved ...

Elizabeth Swaney’s pedestrian run in the halfpipe left most viewers shaking their heads. | AP Share If you tuned into the Winter Olympics the other day to see incredible feats performed by ...