Feb 08 Winter Olympics are about to begin. Here's what to watch. By Courtney Norris Here’s what to keep an eye on as we wait for the opening ceremony to begin. Continue reading
Feb 05 Quiz: Test your knowledge of 2018's Winter Olympics By Larisa Epatko After the closing ceremony and the torch is doused, the Pyeongchang stadium will be demolished. What will it become? Test your knowledge of this and other Olympic-related questions in our quiz. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Sports court overturns Olympic doping bans for 28 Russian athletes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, 28 Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned by the international Court of Arbitration for Sport. The panel also reinstated seven gold medals won by Russians at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Also, Trump administration… Continue watching
Jan 31 Entire USA Gymnastics board resigns amid Nassar scandal By Michael Rios The 20-member board had come under fire as 265 women have come forward to report abuse by Nassar, the former doctor for USA Gymnastics and a sports doctor at Michigan State University. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 7:09 Shannon Miller on how to protect gymnasts from abuse By PBS News Hour More than 150 young women testified to the abuse they suffered at the hand of former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar before he was sentenced to life in prison, revealing how the sport failed to keep so many athletes safe. What… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 12:04 How was Larry Nassar allowed to abuse athletes for so long? By PBS News Hour A Michigan courtroom erupted in clapping as former sports doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to as many as 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting scores of women and girls, including three Olympic gold medal gymnasts, under the guise of… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 9:56 Gymnasts' wrenching testimonies detail doctor's sexual abuse, cast light on dark Olympic secret By PBS News Hour At a remarkable sentencing hearing in Michigan, more than 100 girls and women have confronted the man who abused them sexually for years about the lasting psychological scars. Larry Nassar worked for USA Gymnastics for 29 years, including as a… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:57 In stunning punishment for doping, there will be no Team Russia at the 2018 Olympics By PBS News Hour Russia was slapped with an unprecedented punishment from the International Olympic Committee for systematic doping. While some Russian athletes may be allowed to compete, its national team will be banned at the upcoming winter games in South Korea and President… Continue watching
Aug 18 2024 Olympics could include competitive video gaming By Michael Boulter Could eSports be the answer for an Olympic-sized ratings problem?… Continue reading
Aug 04 The last race for Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive By Amber Partida Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man alive, will sprint for the last time at the Word Athletics Championships in London. Continue reading