Winter Olympics

After a Two-Year Silence, North and South Korea Are Finally Talking. Here's What to Expect

By Laignee Barron

North Korea's Olympics Talks Present an Opportunity

By Charlie Campbell / Beijing

What to Know About Every Single Winter Olympic Sport in 2018

By Jennifer Calfas

Lindsey Vonn Isn't Carrying a Torch to the Olympics for Trump: 'I Hope to Represent the People of the U.S., Not the President'

By Ashley Hoffman

Here's What Happened at the First-Ever Winter Olympics

Here's what's changed and what has stayed the same over nearly a century

By Jennifer Calfas October 31, 2017

Olympic Skier Gus Kenworthy on Being Gay in the Age of Trump: 'We Definitely Have a Ways to Go'

He spoke to TIME about his decision to come out and how he feels representing Team USA in the Donald Trump era

By Sean Gregory July 5, 2017

NBC Will Finally Air Winter Olympics Coverage Live Everywhere

Say goodbye to spoilers

By Jennifer Calfas March 28, 2017

Is This New Winter Olympics Song a 'Let It Go' Rip-Off?

An official song of the Winter Olympics gets a chilly reception online

By Nolan Feeney August 3, 2015

Which Cities Even Want the Olympics Anymore?

More democracies are taking a pass

By Sean Gregory July 31, 2015

1964 in LIFE Magazine Covers: The World, 50 Years Ago

LIFE.com looks back at 1964 through LIFE magazine covers featuring the Beatles, Cassius Clay (when he was still Cassius Clay), Jackie Kennedy, the New York World's Fair and more.

By Ben Cosgrove September 26, 2014

Watch Robin Williams Explain Sports

The late comic went on memorable riffs about golf, baseball, and other games

By Sean Gregory August 12, 2014

Pups Rescued From Sochi Arrive in D.C. for Adoption

Animal rescuers say 10 stray dogs rescued from the Winter Olympics host city, amid reports that Russian authorities were killing them before the Games, have arrived in Washington D.C., where the Washington Animal Rescue League is coordinating their adoption

By Maya Rhodan March 28, 2014

Russia Pokes Fun At Itself By Recreating Olympic Rings Malfunction

In the closing ceremonies, things come full circle

By Samantha Grossman February 23, 2014

Must-See Photos from Day 15 of the Sochi Olympics

Figure skating, nordic combined skiing and more from the 15th day of the Sochi Olympics.

By TIME Photo February 20, 2014

Olympic Dream

Re “The Sixth Ring” [Feb. 10]: The Winter Olympics in Sochi should be seen as a platform where athletes from widely divergent nations could come and compete with one another irrespective of their gender, ethnicity,...

By TIME Staff February 20, 2014

See Highlights from Day 14 of the Sochi Olympics

Russian men's ice hockey team crash out.

By TIME Photo February 19, 2014

Meryl Davis and Charlie White Win First Ice Dance Gold for U.S.

The American team earned record-setting scores to reach the top spot on the medal stand

By Alice Park February 17, 2014

It's Time to Get Over the 'Miracle On Ice'

As the U.S. men's hockey team gets ready to play Russia at Sochi, Cold War clichés dominate conversation

By Simon Shuster February 14, 2014

Plushenko's Retirement Is Proof He Should Have Quit Before Sochi

The iconic Russian figure skater, hobbled by injuries, should have given way to a younger generation before the Sochi Olympics began

By Simon Shuster February 13, 2014

The West's Backfiring Boycott

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not forget which leaders spurned his hospitality at Sochi

By Simon Shuster February 13, 2014