Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) smiles as he walks past ice hockey star Alexander Ovechkin (third from left) during a hockey legends team match against students in Sochi on Sept. 1, ...

Since their revival in 1896, the Olympic Games have served as a global stage for international politics, despite the International Olympic Committee’s claims of political neutrality.

A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the “Snow Stadium” — on the exact same grounds where the curling arena for ...

Rudolph Ball is the forgotten Jewish athlete from the 1936 Winter Olympics. Ball, better known as Rudi, was the star player, a right-winger, on Germany’s ice hockey team that competed in the Winter ...

The 1936 Olympic Games weren’t just about athletics — they were a calculated performance. Hitler used the event to present ...

BERLIN — Berlin has formally presented its bid to rehost the Olympics in the same stadium where Jesse Owens starred during the 1936 Games under the Nazis. Berlin sports minister Iris Spranger on ...

Cortina is one of the host cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics. But during World War II, it also staged a ski championship ...

Berlin is making a bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, potentially marking a century since the controversial 1936 Games held under Nazi rule. Mayor Kai Wegner is set to unveil the city's ...