In Milan this week, Olympics officials signaled a willingness to ease years of restrictions imposed on the country over its ...

Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych says that his teammates could stage protests at the Milan Cortina ...

Russia and Belarus are banned from the Olympics because of their involvement in the war in Ukraine.

No Olympians will compete under the Russian flag, but 13 Russians will participate as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs).

At least a dozen athletes will represent AIN at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's what it has to do with the ROC, Russia and ...

Russia officially is banned from the 2026 Winter Olympics, but 13 athletes have qualified to compete as "neutral'' athletes.

What are they doing there? And what’s the deal with that clunky Individual Neutral Athletes phrase? The story of Russia at ...

Ukrainian and Venezuelan athletes became protagonists nearly on par with the host nation during the Olympic opening ceremony ...

Throughout the 2026 Winter Olympics, you'll see AIN listed next to a number of athletes. But what exactly is it? Here's what you need to know.

A Russian general is in hospital after a shooting in Moscow. The Kremlin has blamed Kyiv but, as our analysts point out, the ...

Like the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, spectators and viewers around the world won’t see Russia’s flag or hear its anthem at these Games in Italy.

• Let the games begin: Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the 2026 Winter Olympics open. Two cauldrons — one in Milan and one in Cortina — have been lit, marking a first in the Winter Games’ ...