A medical assessment by the International Skating Union said that elite competition may hurt younger athletes in terms of their “psychological and social development.”
Months after claims of animal abuse led the sport’s governing body to announce it would change, the verdict is in, and the equestrian event is out.
See the Winter Olympics in a series of composite images.
In March 2020, the Chinese government expelled a group of American reporters. This month, I returned to China for the first time to cover the Olympics.
Take a deeper look at the skier’s signature moves, which won her the gold in the big air and halfpipe competitions and a silver in slopestyle.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport releases its 41-page ruling on why it allowed Kamila Valieva to compete in Beijing.
In women’s figure skating, see the moves that won Anna Shcherbakova Olympic gold as Kamila Valieva, her Russian teammate caught up in a doping scandal, faltered.
A week into the Winter Games, I went to the flagship store in downtown Beijing that sells Olympics merchandise — and joined the end of a long line.
Before the doping scandal, Kamila Valieva was best known for her perfectly executed quadruple jumps. See how she and her Russian teammates have made the quad essential for Olympic gold.
The team is its youngest since 1994, cobbled together after the N.H.L. said it wouldn’t send its players to Beijing.
The Russian skating star at the center of a doping dispute secured the top spot in the short program of women’s figure skating, even after struggling with her opening jump.
Believe it or not, a skiing race combined with rifle shooting is my favorite Winter Olympics event.
Arbitrators rejected appeals by the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency and skating’s global governing body to reinstate a provisional suspension that would have ruled Valieva out of the Olympics.
For one thing, it’s an opportunity for American bobsledders like Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries.
With five clean quadruple jumps, see how Nathan Chen skated effortlessly to Olympic gold, four years after missing the podium.
See the big tricks that landed Chloe Kim an early lead in the women’s competition and earned her a second consecutive gold medal.
Move by move, here’s a look at the two high-scoring tricks that vaulted Gu to victory. Her final jump was one she had never tried in competition.
It might depend on who’s counting — and how.
The 20-year-old from New Zealand won the Olympic title with a three-jump sequence that none of her rivals can match.
Figure skating events began even before Beijing’s opening ceremony. Here are the athletes I’ll be watching.
Here's how several countries approached the parade of nations.
The United States women’s hockey team opened Olympic play today against Finland. Let’s meet some of the players.
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing officially begin Friday. I’ll walk you through the latest.
China is hosting this year’s Winter Olympics in a bubble. For me, the bubble formed not in Beijing — but more than 5,000 miles away, at Charles de Gaulle Airport, outside of Paris.
Injury is a constant threat in their death-defying feats. The Times sat down with three dozen athletes who opened up about their fears.
For Olympians who spin in the air like kaleidoscopes, finding a landing spot is more dangerous when the sky is white like the ground.
For snowboarders and freestyle skiers, winning means doing what no one else can do, or dares to try.
Millie Knight, a world champion Paralympic skier, says, “I ski with my ears.”
In her own words, top freeskier Eileen Gu describes finding the balance between confidence in her ability and the thrill of uncertainty.
The latest medal count and results for the Beijing Olympics.
Live Olympics Coverage from The New York Times
In the past 17 months, I made five trips to a village northwest of Beijing. I was curious whether one of the Olympic venues there would be ready for the Games.
See how well you know the defining personalities of 2021 with The New York Times Faces Quiz.
While many people, fearing the virus, continued to stay close to home, photographers traveled the world, documenting the world’s turmoil and triumphs.
With the Paralympics underway in Tokyo, we’re remembering the lives of athletes with a variety of disabilities around the world who found freedom in their sports.
See the action from inside the Tokyo Games’ anti-pandemic bubble — including a few things you might have missed.
As the Tokyo Games wind down, we look back on some memorable debuts and victories.
See how the fastest swimmers and runners from Tokyo 2020 compare with past champions, plus watch visualizations of more than 40 Olympic races.
See the Summer Olympics in a series of composite images.
The women's modern pentathlon took place Friday. Here's what you need to know
The U.S. women’s beach volleyball team won gold in some of the hottest temperatures at these Games.
At the Tokyo Games, the music selected by artistic swimming teams often was better suited to a horror movie than to a symphony matinee.
Speed climbing is just the latest sport that didn’t seem to go as expected during these Games.
Count Sakura Yosozumi among the newest stars of these Games.
Here's how to decipher the action at the Olympic velodrome.
On a fast track at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, McLaughlin edged her closest rival in the final meters and shaved 0.44 of a second off her own world record.
Simone Biles was back on the balance beam, while Athing Mu introduced herself to the world
U.S. soccer falls to Canada, but an American gymnast rebounds from a loss.
Lamont Marcell Jacobs achieved a top speed of 26.76 miles per hour to finish the 100-meter race in 9.80 seconds, 0.22 seconds off Usain Bolt’s world record set in 2009.
Marcell Jacobs of Italy was a surprise winner in the men’s 100-meter dash, finishing in 9.80 seconds.
The gold medalist, Elaine Thompson-Herah, averaged more than 21 miles per hour to finish the race in 10.61 seconds.
Marcell Jacobs of Italy was a surprise winner in the men’s 100-meter dash, finishing in 9.80 seconds.
How Katie Ledecky’s competitors are closing the gap on her dominance in the pool.
The Americans beat the Netherlands in a shootout. They play Canada next.
India Pagán, who plays center for the women’s basketball team from Puerto Rico, walked us through her day in Tokyo.
We invited three elite runners to run on the world’s fastest treadmill to examine the differences between running fast and running far (but still pretty fast).
A new gymnastics champion was crowned. Elsewhere, paddlers navigated some treacherous obstacles.
Here’s how Sunisa Lee of the United States won the Olympic gold medal in the all-around gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Games.
U.S. women won the first three-on-three basketball gold. Katie Ledecky made history, too.
It might depend whom you ask — and how they count.
Simone Biles exited her gymnastics team final, and the tennis star Naomi Osaka lost.
Biles lost her way midair while vaulting in the women’s team final on Tuesday.
More medals, missed opportunities and upsets as the Games pick up momentum.
Courtney’s success hasn’t been rivaled by other U.S. cyclists in decades. She hopes to propel the sport further into the spotlight with her Olympic debut.
Because holding back now helps nobody.
Australia won the 4x100 freestyle by more than 3 seconds over the United States. Here’s the meter-by-meter analysis of how they did it.
The U.S. women’s soccer team found some answers, and a new sport made its Olympic debut.
You might have missed it, but look again. They want to change the Olympic fashion game.
As the Tokyo Olympics begin, we are looking back at Olympians who died in recent years.
The journey to the Tokyo Olympics was a unique experience. Here’s an inside look.
Manuel, 24, who had a banner 2019, has grappled with overtraining syndrome this year. In Tokyo, she aims to find her way back.
Muhammad, 31, lost her world record at the U.S. Olympic trials. She will face a field packed with talent as she tries to remain on top.
Lee, 18, is making her Olympic debut after a challenging year. Her versatility is crucial to Team USA’s shot at a third consecutive gold.
Ondra, 28, is the world’s best climber, but a controversial decision by Olympic organizers may block his path.
Here are the American gymnasts you’re likely to see on the awards podium.
Here are a few track and field Olympians to know.
In the past month, cases have decreased and vaccination has ramped up dramatically — but with less than one-fifth of the country even partially vaccinated, many residents remain worried about hosting the Games.
The 50 pool swimmers representing the United States in Tokyo have nine individual Olympic gold medals and three silvers among them. Thirty-five will be making their Olympic debuts.
“The athletes do not have a seat at the table when the decisions are being made. It’s a big machine.”
Watch the moves that helped put Biles on top of the gymnastics world.
Lawyers for Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion, presented evidence that one of the arbitrators who issued his eight-year suspension had made racist comments about China on social media.
The ruling reduced a four-year ban to two, but will keep Russian teams out of the next two Olympics and dozens of other global competitions.
The ruling reduced a four-year ban to two, but will keep Russian teams out of the next two Olympics and dozens of other global competitions.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought most of the world’s sports to a standstill, but the Tokyo Games remain scheduled to begin in late July. Is that even possible?
The decision on intersex athletes was narrow. But for sports federations, new complaints of unfair advantages seem likely.