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SOUTH KOREA WILL PAY NORTH KOREA'S 2018 PYEONGCHANG OLYMPICS BILLS
South Korea approved a measure Wednesday that would foot the bills for North Korea's participation in the Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
KIM JONG-UN IMPERSONATOR MEETS NORTH KOREAN CHEERLEADERS AT OLYMPICS
Kim Jong-Un's impersonator returned to the Winter Olympics Wednesday, meeting the North Korean cheerleaders during a hockey game... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP JR CRITICIZES ADAM RIPPON'S 'OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE NOT ABOUT PENCE' COMMENT
Adam Rippon made no secret of the fact he was against everything President Trump's administration stands for, including Mike Pence's anti-LGBT views... READ MORE›
JAPANESE SKATER SUSPENDED IN 1ST DOPING CASE IN PYEONGCHANG
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea AP -- Japanese short-track speedskater Kei Saito has tested positive for a banned diuretic in the first doping case of the Pyeongchang Olympics... READ MORE›
CHINA SENDS BIGGEST DELEGATION TO WINTER OLYMPICS
Analysts noted that Seoul still needs to show more sincerity to China's national interests to fix Sino-South Korean ties to the level before THAAD's deployment... READ MORE›
IOC BOSS TO VISIT NORTH KOREA AFTER WINTER OLYMPICS
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit North Korea after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as part of an agreement between the IOC... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA'S CHEERLEADERS HAVE NOTHING ON CHANNEL SEVEN'S COVERAGE
Being so disappointed an Australian did not win a Winter Olympics gold medal said much about the brilliant talent of Britteny Cox... READ MORE›
"EAT YOUR HEART OUT, PENCE."
Vice President Mike Pence's anti-LGBTQ track record continues to haunt him halfway around the world... READ MORE›
2,500 ANTI-DOPING TESTS TO BE TAKEN DURING PYEONGCHANG GAMES
A total of 2,500 urine and blood tests are planned during the Feb. 9-25 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, confirmed the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA here on Thursday... READ MORE›
PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS OPEN AMID GRAND CEREMONY
With Russia banned from PyeongChang, 168 clean Russian athletes are allowed to compete in the Winter Olympics under a neutral flag as Olympic Athletes from Russia ... READ MORE›
KOREANS' MARCH A 'MESSAGE OF PEACE'
Though biting winds were blowing over the northeastern mountain region, the atmosphere at the roofless Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on Friday night was intense and vibrant... READ MORE›
OLYMPICS TIME DIFFERENCE AND LACK OF NHL PLAYERS HAVE BARS EXPECTING STRUGGLE
The time difference between Olympics host Pyeongchang and many Canadian cities will mean the puck drops for some hockey games as early as 2 40 a.m... READ MORE›
AHEAD OF OLYMPICS, IRAN AND SOUTH KOREA SPAR OVER SAMSUNG PHONES AND SANCTIONS
Ahead of Olympics, Iran and South Korea spar over Samsung phones and sanctions... READ MORE›
HOW GLOBAL WARMING THREATENS FUTURE WINTER OLYMPICS
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea's Pyeongchang are set to officially begin with Friday's opening ceremony... READ MORE›
BEING GB'S 'BEST HOPE' DESPITE BROKEN BONES
Britain's best hope for a medal at the Winter Olympics, Katie Ormerod, says her riding is the best it's ever been ... READ MORE›
CAN'T WAIT FOR CURLING? COMCAST HAS OLYMPICS PLAYLIST FOR YOU
Comcast Corp. wants to do for TV what Pandora and Spotify did for music... READ MORE›
WINTER OLYMPICS HIT BY VIRUS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES
Organisers of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea insist everything is on track for Friday's opening ceremony despite a virus spreading among workers that... READ MORE›
IVANKA TRUMP TO LEAD US DELEGATION IN CLOSING CEREMONY
Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence will be attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Feb. 5, as part of his six-day trip to Asia... READ MORE›
MEET AMERICA'S BEST FIGURE SKATING HOPE, WHO KNOWS UNSTOPPABLE
If you haven't seen Nathan Chen on the ice, you've seen him somewhere else by now... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN TEENS IN OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING SHOWDOWN
The 15-year-old Russian travels to South Korea as European champion, a title she earned at the expense of two-time world and European champion Evgenia Medvedeva... READ MORE›
CHINA SENDS 82 ATHLETES TO PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS
The Chinese delegation headed to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang, South Korea has come together in Beijing, January 31, 2018... READ MORE›
SPRINTER ZHANG AIMING TO SWITCH TO SKELETON MODE
Today, I officially joined the Chinese skeleton team preparing for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Zhang revealed on Weibo on Wednesday... READ MORE›
HOW LONDON OLYMPIAN ALEX KOPACZ GOT HIS UNLIKELY START IN BOBSLEIGH
London athlete Alex Kopacz will compete at the Pyeongchang Olympics in the two-man and four-man bobsleigh competitions... READ MORE›
HOW A LONDON, ONT., ZAMBONI DRIVER MADE HIS WAY TO THE OLYMPICS
Johnston is one of two Zamboni drivers from Canada and one of eight from North America who will keep the ice smooth at the Olympics... READ MORE›
BEIJING TO FINISH CONSTRUCTION OF 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS VENUES BY 2019
The government work report said Beijing will use concerted efforts to prepare for the 2022 Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
KENYA'S 'SNOW LEOPARD' AIMING FOR OLYMPIC GLORY
Sabrina Simader is the first Kenyan woman to compete in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
GARY BETTMAN SAYS CALGARY NEEDS NEW ARENA FOR OLYMPICS (BUT IOC DISAGREES)
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has reiterated that he doesn't feel there's a path forward for a new arena in Calgary anytime soon... READ MORE›
BEIJING TO SHOWCASE NEW SHOW AT WINTER OLYMPICS
Zhang Yimou, who was also behind the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, will again direct the eight-minute show ... READ MORE›
BEIJING 2022 LICENSED PRODUCTS SELL LIKE HOT CAKES
In addition, cooperation with e-commerce platforms will help to promote the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games... READ MORE›
BEIJING'S 2022 GAMES TAKING SHAPE THIS YEAR
The 2022 Winter Olympics will use 26 competition and noncompetition venues located across three zones in downtown Beijing, northwestern Yanqing district and co-host city Zhangjiakou in Hebei province... READ MORE›
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EDDIE 'THE EAGLE' SOARS AGAIN: SKI JUMPER RETURNS 30 YEARS AFTER CALGARY OLYMPICS
Eddie Edwards, who charmed spectators at 1988 Winter Olympics despite finishing last, describes successful landing of six jumps as 'absolutely relief'... READ MORE›
50 MILES FROM NORTH KOREA, PYEONGCHANG OLYMPICS COULD EASE TENSIONS
The Olympics introduced this new South Korea to the world and now, 30 years later, the Olympics are returning... READ MORE›
PARIS 2024 BID 'ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED' WITH IOC EVALUATION COMMISSION REPORT
The IOC members will vote for the host city of the 2024 Olympic Games during the 131st IOC Session on September 13 in Lima, Peru... READ MORE›
BUDAPEST CONSIDERS DROPPING 2024 OLYMPICS BID
Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos said earlier on Friday that, if a referendum was called, he would seriously consider a proposal to withdraw the bid... READ MORE›
'LAX' DOPING CONTROLS
Triple jumper Tosin Oke outlines his frustrations as an athlete battling the Nigerian and international federations that govern the sport... READ MORE›
BELGIAN PARALYMPIAN 'NOT READY' FOR EUTHANASIA
The wheelchair racer, who won a silver medal on Saturday in the 400m, said she signed euthanasia papers in 2008... READ MORE›
'NO TO THE GAMES OF CONCRETE'
Rome is set to drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in 2024, after its anti-establishment mayor said it would be irresponsible to be a candidate... READ MORE›
AVERAGE OLYMPICS TAB PEGGED AT $3.2B BUT CALGARY COULD SAVE ON VENUES, SECURITY
Hanson noted Stampede Park already sees 150,000 people a day move in and out during the Calgary Stampede and has more flexibility for a variety of purposes... READ MORE›
AUSSIE TRACK STAR PERKINS TO RIDE FOR RUSSIA
I've spoken to Cycling Australia's High Performance Program and staff and they have been supportive... READ MORE›
AUSSIE COX WINS WORLD CHAMPS MOGULS GOLD
Australia's Britt Cox ices an already spectacular season with a world championship moguls skiing victory in Spain a year out from the Winter Olympic Games... READ MORE›
'THERE WILL BE GAMES IN PYEONGCHANG OR THERE WILL BE NO GAMES,' CANADA'S DICK POUND SAYS
The 2018 Winter Olympics will happen despite the U.S. equivocation, the Russia ban and military tension in the area, believes one International Olympic Committee member... READ MORE›
LAURA TROTT AND JASON KENNY EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD TOGETHERA
Four-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny is pregnant, her agent has confirmed... READ MORE›
'WE REALLY HOPE TO LEARN A LOT FROM CANADA'
She seems even more confused when I ask her about the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, to be hosted in South Korea a year from now... READ MORE›
CALGARY COUNCIL VOTES TO KEEP OLYMPIC BID ALIVE
Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the critical reports were given to councillors on Friday... READ MORE›
THE QUIET VOICES SAYING 'NO' TO PARIS'S OLYMPIC BID
When the mayor was elected, she was opposed to holding the Olympic Games in Paris, he said... READ MORE›
THE AUSTRALIAN COACH BEHIND THE UAE'S FIRST FIGURE SKATER
Hijabi figure skater Zahra Lari shot to fame this year as the United Arab Emirates' first competitive figure skater... READ MORE›
FRENCH LANGUAGE WATCHDOG 'DISAPPROVES' OF PARIS' ENGLISH-LANGUAGE OLYMPIC SLOGAN
Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest are vying to host the 2024 Olympics with a decision to be made by the IOC in Lima on September 13... READ MORE›
N KOREA 'LIKELY' TO ATTEND WINTER GAMES
In response, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in proposed a meeting with North Korean officials to discuss the subject in detail... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA COULD CO-HOST THE 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS, SOUTH KOREA SAYS
The north's taekwondo team will team up with South Korean athletes this weekend during the opening ceremony of the sport's world championships in Muju, South Korea... READ MORE›
THIS TINY TARZAN MIGHT BE THE WORLD'S MOST ATHLETIC TODDLER
Arat Hosseini may only be 3 years old, but he's already training for the Olympics... READ MORE›
TOKYO OLYMPICS PRICE TAG COULD BALLOON TO $30B
The panel of outside experts was appointed earlier this month by newly elected Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike... READ MORE›
PARIS AND L.A. OFFERED OLYMPICS AFTER IOC MOVES TO AVERT CRISIS
Los Angeles re-entered the race after the U.S.'s previous games candidate Boston pulled out following public opposition... READ MORE›
WORLD BASEBALL CHIEF PLAYS DOWN FUKUSHIMA OLYMPIC FEARS
Three venues in the prefecture are under consideration -- Iwaki Green Stadium in Iwaki, Azuma Baseball Stadium of the city of Fukushima and Koriyama Kaiseizan Baseball Stadium in Koriyama... READ MORE›
NUCLEAR TENSIONS CAST CHILL OVER SOUTH KOREA'S WINTER OLYMPIC BUILDUP
South Korean officials believe participation by North Korean athletes would dramatically reduce the potential for disruption during the Games... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | WHY THE OLYMPICS MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO NORTH KOREA
A symbol of reconciliation -- but also mistrust For some South Koreans, there has long been a hope that North Korea might attend the games... READ MORE›
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF PARIS OLYMPICS BID
Paris, along with Los Angeles, is now within arm's reach of winning its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games... READ MORE›
100 WOMEN: DO THE OLYMPICS HAVE A GENDER GAP?
Looking ahead, there's more good news at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, 49 percent of all participants were female... READ MORE›
BOLD AMBITION AS WE TARGET FURTHER OLYMPIC SUCCESS AT TOKYO 2020
Last Friday, we at UK Sport announced our investment decisions for Tokyo 2020 alongside our challenging ambition to deliver more medals and medallists in..... READ MORE›
MARIO FOR THE UNINITIATED
The Tokyo2020 video beamed to audiences in Rio showed Mario running excitedly around Tokyo then jumping into his famous green pipe... READ MORE›
A SURPRISE FOR JAPAN SHINZO ABE AS SUPER MARIO
TOKYO -- Everyone knew that Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan, was headed to Rio to represent the country that will host the 2020 Summer Olympics... READ MORE›