Russian flag returns to Games podium with two downhill bronzes
For the first time in a decade, a Russian flag was raised on a Games podium as the country won two bronze medals in the men’s and women’s ...
WINTER OLYMPICS
Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych’s appeal for reinstatement dismissed
The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed on Friday an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milano Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over ...
WINTER OLYMPICS
Ukraine: disqualifying Heraskevych over war dead helmet ‘a moment of shame’
The International Olympic Committee’s decision to disqualify Ukraine’s skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia was “...
Mariah Carey helps launch Milano Cortina opening ceremony
US pop diva Mariah Carey helped to get the party started on Friday as the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics staged a unique opening ceremony combining elements from the co-hosts, seeking to ...
Hundreds protest in Milan over US ICE role in Games security
Hundreds of Italians protested in Milan on Saturday over the involvement of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement staff in supporting the US delegation at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
The ...
Kirsty Coventry elected International Olympic Committee president in IOC vote
Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, securing victory in a high-stakes vote at a luxury seaside resort in Greece’s southwestern Peloponnese.
The Zimbabwean ...
Olympics-Russian Olympic Committee handed immediate ban says IOC
The Russian Olympic Committee was banned with immediate effect on Thursday for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee said.
The IOC added the ...