Rick Maese

Washington, D.C.

Reporter covering a variety of subjects, including health and safety, Olympics, legal and political issues in sports

Education: University of New Mexico

Rick Maese is a veteran sports features writer for The Washington Post who covers a variety of subject areas, including the Olympics; health and safety in football; and legal, political and social issues across the sports world. He has written about the NFL since joining The Post in 2009, including three seasons as beat writer for the Washington Redskins. Maese, who previously wrote for the Baltimore Sun, the Orlando Sentinel and the Albuquerque Tribune, has covered Super Bowls, the World Cup, World Series, seven Olympics and most every other major sporting event. He graduated from the Univer
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Paralympian says USOPC ignored warnings about allegedly abusive teammate

Two years after explosive abuse claims rocked the U.S. Paralympic team, new allegations raise more questions about what team officials knew.

September 4, 2024
Robert Griswold after winning his heat during the 100-meter backstroke at the Paralympic Games in 2021.

Good luck, L.A.

It’s the last day of the Summer Olympics. Host Ava Wallace reflects with reporter Rick Maese and columnist Jerry Brewer on the most memorable moments from Paris and what the success of these Games means for the future of the Olympics – including in L.A. in 2028.

August 11, 2024

After historic Olympic meet, what’s the encore for U.S. track and field?

The United States had its highest medal haul in 40 years in track and field. Can the Americans keep that momentum going in the interim before Los Angeles?

August 10, 2024
The U.S. women's 4x400-meter relay team celebrates its gold medal.

Olympic relays: Sha’Carri Richardson rescues U.S. women; men beyond saving

Frustrations continue for the American men in the 4x100 relays at the Paris Games, but the women deliver another gold thanks to a blistering final leg.

August 9, 2024
Sha’Carri Richardson closes out the women's gold medal-winning 4x100 relay for the United States.

U.S. shot putter Raven Saunders wears a mask but is happy to be seen

Mask on, hair dyed, teeth blinged out: Saunders is ready to compete for gold in the women’s shot put at the Paris Games.

August 9, 2024

Grant Holloway checks his last box with gold in the 110-meter hurdles

The Virginia native came to Paris having won just about everything there is to win in hurdling except Olympic gold, Now, his résumé is complete.

August 8, 2024
Grant Holloway reacts after winning the one race missing from his résumé — the Olympic 110-meter hurdles in Paris.

Americans are dominating Olympic track and field. They’re not done yet.

U.S. track and field athletes have won 19 medals, six of them gold, at the Paris Games. No other country has more than six total medals.

August 7, 2024
On an action-packed Wednesday night at Stade de France, American Kenneth Rooks earned a thrilling silver medal in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Gabby Thomas sparkles at 200 meters, and track has a new golden star

American Gabby Thomas is no newcomer or fresh face, but her victory in Paris put her in a new stratosphere.

August 6, 2024

The Olympics’ spiciest rivals run fast, then run their mouths

The favorites in Tuesday’s 1,500 meters, Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Britain’s Josh Kerr, plain don’t like each other.

August 6, 2024
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Britain's Josh Kerr are set to square off in Tuesday's 1,500-meter final.

Noah Lyles has a gold medal around his neck and his eyes set on the stars

After his remarkable victory in the 100 meters, the sprinter has set his sights on bigger goals at the Paris Olympics, and more medals is just the beginning.

August 5, 2024
Noah Lyles celebrates Monday night after the medal presentation for the 100 meters.