Thirteen athletes from Russia will compete in Italy, but they will do so without flags, anthems or a place in the medal ...

A Ukrainian athlete has been kicked out of the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet commemorating compatriots killed in ...

Russia officially is banned from the 2026 Winter Olympics, but 13 athletes have qualified to compete as "neutral'' athletes. Here's how that works.

Nearly four years after Vladimir Putin launched Europe’s deadliest war since World War II, Russia remains banned by the IOC although individual Russians can compete in the Olympics as ...

Russia’s absence from the men’s ice hockey tournament puts an asterisk on these games, whether we like it or not.

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has said that a possible truce does not change the conditions for Russian athletes to take part in the Winter Olympics in 2026.

At the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, that superpower rivalry was on full display on the ice. The U.S. men’s ice ...

A Winter Olympian has been banned from wearing an anti-Russia helmet with images of Ukraine war victims. Ukrainian skeleton ...

Alina Kabaeva is a 2004 Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics. Because she is dating Russian President Vladimir Putin, she could be the one to light the Olympic torch at Sochi's opening ceremonies.