Olympics

April 6 is International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, and athletes from Olympic winter sports, soccer, rugby and more are speaking on a United Nations panel, urging action on climate change. The effects of climate change have already been seen on winter sports courses, with melting snow and warmer temperatures posing risks to athletes. U.S. cross country skier...

Increasingly, the IOC must cater to rich sponsors that were barely a factor 30 years ago as the Games, almost bankrupt, turned commercial and professional.

The International Olympic Committee released recommendations Monday to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from all sport competitions. FIFA followed shortly after with a ban on Russian teams, effectively withdrawing Russia from the World Cup.

The IOC no longer runs a wide-open bidding process, instead selecting cities in which it has interest — and vice versa.

No matter how a matchup looks on paper, the games have to be played. Take a look back at the best underdog stories from the 2022 Olympic Winter Games…

Does North Korea participate in the Olympics? Good question. Here’s the answer.

While there are many countries who regularly do not field a Winter Olympics delegation, there is one country whose absence is slightly more noticeable than others.

You see it every winter Olympics, the wondrous sport of curling. But how do you play the sport that involves all that brushing on the ice, how do you get good at it, and what are the rules?

Mikaela Shiffrin’s struggles may be the most shocking results of the Beijing Olympics so far, and no one seems more stunned by it than her.

Nathan Chen’s figure skating score was so impressive that it has made history, and a future Olympian was just born!

It’s Day 4 of competition at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and Team USA is skiing and snowboarding today. The full schedule for Tuesday Feb. 8 can be found here and includes these highlighted Winter Olympics events (all times ET): 8:35 a.m: Women’s singles luge finals 9:20 a.m.: Men’s 1500m speed skating finals 8:30 p.m.: Women’s snowboarding halfpipe 9:15...

At The Skating Club of Boston, up-and-coming skaters were getting their practice in Monday night before racing home to watch the men’s figure skating competition. “I love watching Nathan Chen perform,” said Olympic hopeful Miriam Fulop. “I really think his quads are very fascinating.” Olympics hopefuls study Nathan Chen’s every move. “It’s so fun to see if you slow-mo...

Feb. 13, 2022, will feature Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles and the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Here’s a look at what makes the occasion so special.

It’s Day 3 of competition at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and Team USA is skating, skiing and snowboarding today. The full schedule for Monday, Feb. 7 can be found here and includes these highlighted Winter Olympics events (all times ET): 8:05 a.m: Women’s singles luge prelims 11 a.m.: Mixed team ski jumping 8:15 p.m.: Men’s singles figure skating 9…

It’s Day 3 of competition at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and Team USA is skating, skiing and curling today. The full schedule for Sunday, Feb. 6 can be found here and includes these highlighted Winter Olympics events (all times ET): 8:10 a.m: Hockey (U.S. women vs Switzerland ) 10 a.m.: Men’s singles luge finals 8:05 p.m.: Mixed doubles curling…

What’s an Olympic gold medal from the 2022 Winter Olympics worth? It’s priceless, of course, but it also happens to be worth at least $750 at current metal prices. IOC regulations are generally understood to require that Olympics gold medals contain at least 92.5% silver, plated with at least 6 grams of gold. Assuming the Beijing Olympics gold medals are…

During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global limelight in South Korea.

The opening ceremony has kicked off the 2022 Winter Olympics and we are taking a look at the most medal-worthy moments!

There is so much to take in during the Winter Olympics, so many athletes in so many sports. The Bay State’s Pam Fletcher, a 1988 Olympian Alpine skier, highlights some standouts.

Figure skating makes its debut at the 2022 Winter Olympics tonight. Here’s how to watch the event live on TV and where to stream it online.