In the days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) arranged a call involving all of its eclectic membership. The 100 or so IOC members include a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Russia’s status at the Olympics in recent years has been complicated, to say the least. Following the ...

The Russian Olympic Committee will make cash payments to 116 of the country's athletes who were not allowed to compete at the ...

As the Russia flag was hoisted for the first time at a Paralympics since 2014, it cut an incongruous image against the blinding white backdrop of the Dolomites. A symbol that now looks strikingly ...

In a December 2025 article we have discussed the links between regional economic, fiscal, and political developments in the Irkutsk and Kemerovo Regions, where a severe fiscal crisis had already ...

As the 2026 Winter Olympic Games kick off with the opening ceremony, at least a dozen athletes will represent AIN. The three-letter acronym isn't an abbreviation of a country delegation — its athletes ...

Every time Nikita Filippov races, it's an uphill struggle. At the Olympics, even more so.The 23-year-old from Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is a medal contender in the rugged new Olympic ...