Cremation at the Olympics
For some, cremation is just an inexpensive option when it comes to dealing with the dead. For others, it’s the means by which memorable tributes are facilitated. This year, very likely for the first time, cremation memorialization became a small part of the Olympic story. This Olympics featured two stories of mortality and memorialization. Last year, Steven Holcomb, a three-time Olympic bobsledder died unexpectedly at a training facility in Lake Placid, NY. In the wake of hi