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2026 Winter Olympics men’s hockey tourney will get asterisk with Russia’s absence

Russia’s absence from the men’s ice hockey tournament puts an asterisk on these games, whether we like it or not.

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Russian athletes are back for the Winter Olympics, again in a stateless existence

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Both sides unhappy about Russia’s Olympic ‘ban’

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Winter Olympics athletes say their medals are breaking

American skier Breezy Johnson and figure skater Alysa Liu have reported the same problem with their medals.

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Olympic Winter Games highest paid athletes by sport

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5 Winter Olympic athletes who will become household names

Opinion

3hOpinion

Russia plays prideful, but there’s no doubt the Olympics ban is hurting

Some Russians have dismissed the Games over the continued exclusion of their athletes. But the truth is international sport is still important to Moscow

17hon MSN

What is AIN at Olympics? Explaining neutral athletes

There are athletes with Russian and Belarussian passports competing at the Olympics as "Individual Neutral Athletes," if they meet some conditions.

6don MSN

Russian athletes linked to pro-war activity

BBC Sport finds evidence raising questions over the neutral eligibility of four Russian athletes.

Politico Europe

5 times the Winter Olympics got super political

At the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, that superpower rivalry was on full display on the ice. The U.S. men’s ice hockey team — made up largely of college players and amateurs — faced off against the Soviet squad, a battle-hardened, gold medal-winning machine. The Americans weren’t supposed to stand a chance.