T/olympics

  1. He Lost His Parents in a Plane Crash. Next Week He’ll Skate at the Olympics. U.S., January 29

    After his parents died in the midair collision over Washington, D.C., a year ago, Maxim Naumov struggled to put on his skates. Now he will compete for the United States at the Milan-Cortina Games.

  2. Geoff Mason, Sports Producer Thrust Into Covering Terrorism, Dies at 85 Sports, January 28

    He played a critical role in ABC Sports’s reporting on the attack by a Palestinian group at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich that left 11 Israeli team members dead.

  3. Washington Post Reverses Decision on Olympics Coverage Business, January 26

    The newspaper will send a small team of reporters to cover the Olympics after it informed sports journalists on Friday that the paper would not send a group.

  4. Washington Post Tears Up Plans to Cover Winter Olympics Business, January 24

    The abrupt change in direction came just weeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Italy.

  5. As Winter Warms, Olympic Athletes, Organizers Hunt for Elusive Snow Climate, January 21

    Future games will need to be held at higher altitudes, and spread over multiple venues in order to adapt to a changing climate, new research suggests.

  6. Trump, Venezuela y el petróleo En español, January 21

    El mensaje del presidente desde que envió tropas a suelo venezolano ha sido claro: se trata de petróleo, no de democracia.

  7. Italia se apresura a terminar una pista de hielo antes de los Juegos Olímpicos En español, January 21

    A menos de un mes de los Juegos de Invierno en el norte de Italia, los obreros de construcción aún tienen que terminar un gran estadio.

  8. Trump, Venezuela and Oil World, January 20

    The president’s message since sending troops into Venezuela has been clear: This is about oil, not democracy.

  9. One Year in Trump’s America, and the Fed’s Big Moment at the Supreme Court The Headlines, January 20

    Plus, the struggle to finish a major Olympic arena.

  10. How Italy Is Racing to Finish an Ice Rink Before the Olympics World, January 16

    With less than a month until the Winter Games in northern Italy, builders have yet to complete a major arena.

  11. Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65 Sports, January 15

    In an upset victory over China at the 1984 Olympics, he and five others became the only American men ever to win the gold medal in the gymnastics team competition.

  12. Olympic Fans Get First Chance to Buy Tickets to 2028 Games in Los Angeles U.S., January 13

    Starting Wednesday, prospective buyers can enter a lottery to get a chance to purchase the first tickets in April.

  13. Number of Trans Athletes Affected by Bans Is Low, but the Debate Is Broad U.S., January 13

    The people who support barring trans girls from girls’ sports say the debate affects not just transgender athletes but whole teams and sports.

  14. Slalom and Skeleton: 5 Places to Experience Olympic Sports, Without a Trip to Milan Travel, January 7

    Can’t make it to Italy for the Winter Olympics? No worries, these spots in North America offer a taste of the Games (and let you try everything from speedskating to ski jumping, if you dare).

  15. The Opera Star With Heavy-Metal (and Philosophy) Chops Arts, January 4

    The busy mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti has made a career out of versatility: “I think generally people should not do only one thing in their lives.”

  16. Registering Voters and Certifying the Votes Letters, August 12

    Readers discuss election obstacles. Also: Donald Trump’s claim about Kamala Harris’s crowds; the Olympics; Covid vaccines; food and the climate.

  17. Noah Lyles ganó el bronce en 200 metros. Luego reveló que tiene coronavirus En español, August 9

    El corredor dijo que empezó a sentirse mal dos días antes de la carrera. En París no hay requisitos de análisis, y los organismos rectores nacionales elaboran sus propios protocolos.

  18. Noah Lyles Wins Bronze in 200 Meters, Then Reveals He Has Covid Sports, August 8

    Lyles said he started feeling ill two days ago and knew it was more than just soreness from winning the 100. In Paris, there are no testing requirements, and national governing bodies develop their own protocols.

  19. Sin darnos las manos, por favor: somos neerlandeses En español, August 8

    Después de dos Juegos Olímpicos perturbados por la pandemia, la mayoría de los equipos en París no han pensado en el coronavirus. El de Países Bajos es la excepción.

  20. No Hands, Please: We’re Dutch Foreign, August 8

    After two pandemic-disrupted Olympics, most teams haven’t given Covid a second thought in Paris. The one from the Netherlands is the exception.

  21. La experiencia olímpica que recuerdas está de vuelta En español, July 26

    Tras el aislamiento de dos Juegos pandémicos, las Olimpiadas de París buscan revivir la experiencia soñada por atletas y aficionados.

  22. Full Stands, Full Volume: The Olympics You Remember Are Back Foreign, July 26

    Family, friends and fans were missing from two straight Covid Games. In Paris, one athlete said, competitors will have the kind of experience they dream about.

  23. As the Paris Olympics Promise New Ambition, Old Anxieties Intensify Sports, October 21

    Trying not to gloat, organizers of the 2024 Summer Games begin showing off the spectacle of the city while concerns about security and strikes mount.

  24. Special Olympics lifts a vaccine mandate at its Games in Orlando after Florida threatens a fine. Sports, June 3

    Florida health officials told Special Olympics that the vaccine requirement violated state law.