Olympic Games

08.17.2026, 17:45

Evangelos Marinakis’ Funded Stadium Cleanup Draws Global Coverage

In it's first deep clean in more than 120 years, the Panathenaic Stadium is being cleaned ahead of the 2028 Olympic torch relay, through funding provided by Capital Maritime & Trading Corp Chairman Evangelos Marinakis, drawing coverage worldwide

08.07.2026, 08:30

Berlin 1936 Still Challenges the World 90 Years Later

Ninety years after the Nazi-era Olympic Games, a Greek legal scholar examines how architecture, propaganda, Jesse Owens' triumph, and Berlin's potential bid for the 2036 Olympics continue to shape debates over history and memory

By Spyros Vlachopoulos

Berlin 1936 Still Challenges the World 90 Years Later

08.03.2026, 23:00

August 1, 1936: The Olympic Games Under the Swastika

Nazi propaganda, the first torch relay from ancient Olympia, and Jesse Owens's triumph over the myth of 'Aryan supremacy'

By Sotiria Dimitriou

04.06.2026, 07:00

Athens 1896: Birth of the Modern Olympics

From revival dreams to global spectacle, the first modern Olympics in Athens reshaped sport—blending ideals of peace and competition with the political and economic tensions that still define the Games today

By Sotiria DImitriou

02.24.2026, 07:00

The Gold Rush That Sparked Team USA’s Best Ever Winter Olympics

American athletes had a cold start to the Milan Cortina Games. Then they heated up in the final week to leave Italy with an all-time record of 12 gold medals.

By Joshua Robinson and Ben Cohen, The Wall Street Journal

The Gold Rush That Sparked Team USA’s Best Ever Winter Olympics

02.19.2026, 07:00

The Notorious ‘Snow Queen’ Is Back at the Olympics With a Mysterious Teen

Russian figure-skating coach Eteri Tutberidze upended the last Winter Games. Now her latest student, 18-year-old Adeliia Petrosian, could leave Milan with a medal

By Louise Radnofsky And Georgi Kantchev, The Wall Street Journal

The Notorious ‘Snow Queen’ Is Back at the Olympics With a Mysterious Teen

02.18.2026, 19:00

The American Who Hunted Gold for 41 Years—and Won It in a Single Minute

Competing in her fifth Games, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor became the oldest individual champion in Winter Olympics history

By Robert O'Connell And Rachel Bachman, The Wall Street Journal

The American Who Hunted Gold for 41 Years—and Won It in a Single Minute

02.16.2026, 10:00

It’s the Most Intimate Sport at the Olympics. This Pair Is Doing It as Exes.

Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii broke up off the ice—and went right back to skating together

By Louise Radnofsky, The Wall Street Journal

It’s the Most Intimate Sport at the Olympics. This Pair Is Doing It as Exes.

02.14.2026, 10:00

How a Country That’s Never Won a Medal Conquered the Winter Olympics—in Cashmere

Mongolian athletes showed up to the Opening Ceremony wearing outfits inspired by a time when the country was busy raiding the world.

By Ben Cohen and Joshua Robinson, The Wall Street Journal

How a Country That’s Never Won a Medal Conquered the Winter Olympics—in Cashmere

02.10.2026, 09:30

Skier Apostolos Angelis Opens Greece’s Olympic Campaign

The veteran cross-country skier becomes the first Greek athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics 2026, racing in the demanding Men’s Sprint Classic as Greece begins its schedule of appearances.

02.09.2026, 10:00

Greek PM’s Wife Hospitalized After Accident in Milan

She underwent surgery on both hands after being injured during a trip to Italy for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony and is recovering in stable condition.

02.04.2026, 17:30

Curling Google Doodle Marks Start of 2026 Winter Olympics

Over 2,900 athletes from 90 countries head to Italy, with Greece sending a five-member team to compete in alpine skiing and cross-country events

01.28.2026, 20:30

US ICE Agents to Aid Winter Olympics Security, Sparks Italian Outrage

Italy faces political backlash as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel are deployed to protect American delegations at the Milano Cortina Games, though Italian authorities say ICE will not patrol public streets

10.21.2025, 08:30

Greek Schools to Close for Two Days in November and December

Classes will be suspended in parts of Greece as students are invited to attend the Olympic Flame Lighting and Handover Ceremonies ahead of the 2026 Winter Games in Milan

03.18.2025, 08:30

Seven Contenders Vie for Global Sports’ Top Role

As International Olympic Committee (IOC) members gather at a seaside resort in Pylos, the world awaits to see who will shape the future of the Olympic Games

02.08.2025, 21:15

Trump Wants the Olympics to Adopt His Transgender Athlete Ban

Even before the president’s executive order, Olympic officials were moving toward more exclusive eligibility for women’s sports.

By Rachel Bachman and Louise Radnofsky, The Wall Street Journal

Trump Wants the Olympics to Adopt His Transgender Athlete Ban

08.05.2024, 14:00

Next Up: The Oddlympics

The recent addition of breakdancing as an Olympic sport has generated heated discussions over what events should be on the Games’ roster. Admittedly, however, other categories that have stood the test of time stray quite far from your run-of-the-mill track and field (dressage and the modern pentathlon spring to mind.) In fact, the Olympics have […]

Jo Pierri