graphics and computational journalism @TheAthletic before: @AP, @FiveThirtyEight, @BBGVisualData
Brooklyn, NY · he/him
Joined February 2011
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It only took 40 times of pressing the button but I got the US winning the whole thing
(new feature!)
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In 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!)
story w/ @junghyekim
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for those curious (everyone, I'm sure?!), Option 67 in Annexe C was our winner
story about Annexe C: Combinations for Eight Best Third-Placed Teams
nytimes.com/athletic/7398649…
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story about Annexe C: Combinations for Eight Best Third-Placed Teams
nytimes.com/athletic/7398649…
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In the new 48-team World Cup format, the top eight of 12 third-place teams qualify for the knockout rounds.
That means there are 495 possible combinations of third-place teams that advance.
Only 126 potential combinations remain as we near the end of the group stage — @EmilyGiam and @RyanaBest explain it all ⬇️
bit.ly/3SO2a9Y
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It’s no wonder Anthony Elanga ended up like this.
The permutations at this World Cup are complicated!
Stay up to date with The Athletic’s Forecast, where you'll find detailed estimates for how likely all 48 teams are to make the Round of 32.
🔗 nyti.ms/44wyGA4
Sweden are, put bluntly, really confusing. Especially to Anthony Elanga.
He slumped to the ground at full-time and beat the ground in frustration. He didn’t realise 1-1 was enough for them qualify, despite what Graham Potter had said earlier.
📝 @Zonal_Marking
bit.ly/3QkzDIw
Ryan Best retweeted
Extremely cool + useful visualizations from @TheAthletic's @ryanabest and @EmilyGiam showing all the final-day scenarios for every World Cup team and every group.
Bookmark the link below, keep it handy for the next ~80 hours, which are going to be frenetic.
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If you want to follow third-place things, "as it stands" won't be very useful until late Saturday night.
Instead, follow the forecast of which groups are most likely to send their third-place team.
Here's a gift link to our new 3rd-place tracker page:
nytimes.com/athletic/interac…
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Big + weird charts just published from @ryanabest + @EmilyGiam, along with one sentence that sums up every team's outlook heading into the final matches of group play. All link to detailed team pages where you can memorize all the scenarios to your hearts' content
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FIFA (supposedly) has rules for broadcasters during World Cup hydration breaks.
Fox broke them during the very first game, and even missed match action showing commercials...
nytimes.com/athletic/7352632…
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Happy Wednesday! We just published @TheAthletic's World Cup Tracker, an interactive tool to help you answer essentially any question about your team and its path to the finals.
I'm biased ofc, but I think it will be the best product in the world for any fan. Here's an overview!
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From @TheAthletic: Prices for hotel rooms in World Cup host cities are about 50% higher on the nights of games than they are at other times this summer, our analysis of more than 450 popular chain hotels has found. nyti.ms/4e2CkGq
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Introducing @TheAthleticFC's new season-level player dashboard.
Fuelled by data from Opta and SkillCorner, this dashboard should provide you with a one-stop shop for all your recruitment and scouting needs.
Explainer here: nytimes.com/athletic/7243023…
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The Beast is here!
The 2026 NFL Draft Guide is now available (interactive and PDF).
nytimes.com/athletic/interac…
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Our Olympic men's hockey forecast is now live at @TheAthletic 🥇🥈🥉
Full forecast here: nytimes.com/athletic/interac…
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Playoff trees return this year to @TheAthletic. If you're the sort of psychopath who wants to know what happens when four AFC teams finish 12-5 and the playoff seeds are determined by deep tiebreakers, we have you covered.
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Ahead of a big slate of Week 16 games, @TheAthletic has extremely detailed tables of every possible playoff path for every team, like these:
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🚨 @TheAthletic's World Cup Draw simulator is live! 🚨
nytimes.com/athletic/interac…
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I’ve been with @TheAthletic for a month and my first big project is out! We made a matrix showing trades between every pair of MLB teams from 2020 to 2024. There’s an interactive version live on the site! With @ZackMeisel nytimes.com/athletic/6521187…
