MILAN, Italy — The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will see a familiar sight from recent Games: Russian athletes competing without their flag, anthem or national colors. After Russia's invasion of ...
In the days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) arranged a call involving all of its eclectic membership. The 100 or so IOC members include a ...
MOSCOW — Russia is entering winter under mounting financial pressure, and this time there is no clear escape route. Ukraine’s sustained attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, combined with ...
This year’s Winter Olympics, which officially kicked off on 6 February in Milan, features athletes from 92 different countries. But two will be conspicuous by their absence: Russia and Belarus. Both ...
Russia has won its first Winter Paralympics medals since 2014 David Ramos/Getty Images CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, ITALY — On the opening day of the alpine skiing programme, Russia won two bronze medals. It is ...