data reporter for @theathletic
Joined February 2012
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Emily Giambalvo retweeted
For eight years, we talked about potential.
And about Friday, June 12, 2026, as the moment this USMNT would have to meet.
On a near-perfect night at SoFi, they met it, and maybe, just maybe, took U.S. men's soccer into a new era.
Column @TheAthletic:
nytimes.com/athletic/7356537…
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could the U.S. be moving out of "a boy born in the U.S. is named Liam" territory and into "an American household has seven people or more" territory?
these are the important questions
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Jun 12
this is the best/easiest/most fun way to understand how any game outcome impacts a team in the World Cup
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Emily Giambalvo retweeted
Why has the U.S., the richest and most successful sporting country in the world, never produced a men's soccer superstar?
In a word: culture.
(And a "broken" system.)
Full piece, free to read @TheAthleticFC: nytimes.com/athletic/7342178…
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Jun 12
in honor of the U.S. having something like a 1-2% chance of winning the World Cup, a list of things in sports (and in everyday life) that happen roughly 1-2% of the time …
nytimes.com/athletic/7351528…
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some of the best amplitude in the celebratory back flip game right now, but it is my duty to report that the round-off needs work
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Emily Giambalvo retweeted
Jun 3
Nice charts this morning from @EmilyGiam and @jonahesmith, showing day-to-day hotel prices in World Cup host markets in extreme detail.
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How much does a hotel room cost during the World Cup? We tracked the prices at hundreds of hotels in host cities!
Rates on game days are ~50% higher than they are at other times. And those prices are falling.
Some variation from city to city but the trend is similar everywhere.
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You can even see for yourself read the story:
nytimes.com/athletic/interac…
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How much will it cost to attend the most expensive World Cup in history?
nytimes.com/athletic/7314930…
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very, very happy for Jesse — a good human with brilliant story ideas
Some personal news, as they say:
Excited beyond belief to be joining @NOTUSreports as a sports reporter, covering a mash-up of familiar topics for me: the overlap of sports politics, the overlap of college sports Capitol Hill, and ... wait for it ... the Nationals!
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May 18
this feels like "Skye Blakely Cheng at 2024 nationals" level of This Matters A Lot
May 16
Claire Pease scores a 14.400 with her Cheng vault at the Pan Ams selection competition! 📹⤵️
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Emily Giambalvo retweeted
May 5
The Athletic data visuals team has hired:
• Emily Giambalvo (Wapo)
• Kavya Beheraj (Axios)
• KK Rebecca Lai (NYT)
• Jonah Smith (NYT)
• Artur Galocha (Wapo)
• Jasmine Cui (NBC)
• Ethan Singer, part time (NYT/MIT)
Lots happening! Stay tuned
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Apr 24
Awesome stuff from @TheAthletic visuals team for the NFL draft
A live picks tracker!
nytimes.com/athletic/interac…
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Apr 24
A live best available players list — with a super helpful (and pretty) chart
nytimes.com/athletic/interac…
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Apr 24
And a comparison of top experts' big boards ( composite rankings)
nytimes.com/athletic/interac…
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Apr 22
Can confirm! I’ve joined @TheAthletic as a data reporter!
Super excited to be part of a talented and ambitious data visuals team. And I feel so lucky that I’ll get to keep doing work I enjoy and learn new things.
Apr 22
Athletic news! Did you know @EmilyGiam, data reporter extraordinaire, has joined our team? She did. She has. It's only been 3 days and she's already publishing. What did you accomplish today???
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Apr 10
Candace!! ❤️
I was fun-employed and missed so much happening in the world of sports.
Mostly, I missed writing. So here we go, good people, more words!!!!
(P.S. Montreal bagels go harder than New York’s)
nytimes.com/athletic/7184579…
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So great!
Mar 9
ESPN is hiring six former Washington Post reporters for its Investigative, Enterprise and Digital Journalism Unit 💼
Kareem Copeland, Kent Babb, Chuck Culpepper, Robert Klemko, Tom Schad and Ben Strauss will join the company in the coming weeks.
ow.ly/fRBl50YrhhV
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