Everyone’s paying attention to the Winter Olympics halfway around the world in Sochi, Russia. Closer to home, there’s growing interest in a slightly different "sport" -- this one using a small, ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 30, 2025. Click here for that audio. In the early 2000s, thousands of U.S. schools had their students race the clock to stack cups in gym class.

Most sports are actually absurd. Golf involves hitting a tiny ball into a hole hundreds of yards away. Soccer is based on the idea of what if we didn't use our hands. Speed stacking — if you really ...

William Orrell is ranked as the top performer in the world in fast-cup stacking by the World Sport Stacking Association. Now, Orrell recently defeated the speed stacking world record, that was held by ...

Christina Shi doesn't run short on talents. Ace student. Gifted musician. And, oh yes, the West Lafayette Junior High seventh-grader already is famous — for her cup-stacking skills. In 1.7 seconds, ...

YETI consistently delivers innovative products, and its Rambler 6 Oz Stacking Cups are no exception. They’re designed for coffee and go way beyond your standard mug. The current color on sale is part ...

Jordan Neuman is really good at sports stacking. He’s on Team USA in the World Sport Stacking Association and is ranked second for male stackers in Florida, twenty-first for male stackers in the U.S.

Stacking may just be the fastest growing sport in the country. The competitions take place across the country and features participants stacking cups on top of each other as fast as they can without ...

MUKWONAGO, Wis. - In the Nicloy's family home in Mukwonago, it's hard to miss the sound of nine-year-old Liam Nicloy speed stacking. "Usually, I wake up and then play a little bit in the morning, and ...

The championships made it on ESPN. Sports Illustrated featured it on its pages. Dubbed “a track meet for your hands,” Speed Stacks is taking Pleasant View Elementary School in Pleasant Valley, Iowa, ...