It may feel like Shaun White always has been and always will be at the top of the snowboarding game, considering he first competed in the Winter Olympics when he was just a teenager. But for the first time since he made his Olympic debut,

Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The discussion explores the evolution of the games from a sacred religious sanctuary at Olympia to today's "moving circus" of international host cities.