Roids were all the rage at the Enhanced Games
On the ground at the invite-only ‘Steroid Olympics’ in Vegas, where the athletes are the experiment.
by Victoria Song
Photography by Anthony Corbray
May 27, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC
Cody Miller just after winning $250,000 at the Enhanced Games.
Victoria Song is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 years of experience reporting on wearables, health tech, and more. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine.
In Las Vegas, the blazing sun beats down on a makeshift Olympic-length pool. Cody Miller stands on the starting block of lane one. His arms are raised in victory. MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” thumps over the loudspeakers as he rips off his swimming cap, throwing it to the ground. Miller lets out a guttural scream, muscles and veins bulging. He’s just won the men’s 50m breaststroke at the inaugural...
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