Sochi: The Last Olympics for NHL Players?
Canada swept hockey again, but the looming possibility that the league could reinstate its ban on Olympic participation could change the landscape for 2018.
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Thank You, Ashley Wagner: Skating Needs More Outspoken Women
Critics say her unfiltered comments and facial expressions are bad for the sport. As a former figure skater, I say she's simply being human—just like plenty of other athletes in her discipline.
The Sad, Perfect End of Kim Yuna's Figure-Skating Reign
The 2010 Olympic champion from South Korea announced her retirement on Thursday after a virtually flawless, silver medal-winning skate—one that many believe should have won gold.
A Brief History of Sexism in TV Coverage of the Olympics
Years of research show that prime-time coverage of the Games gives male athletes more screen time and speaking opportunities—especially in the Winter Olympics.
The Lesson of Sochi 2014: Figure Skating Takes Grit, Not Just Grace
Skaters like Adelina Sotnikova, Mao Asada, Ashley Wagner, and Jeremy Abbott reminded fans that sometimes the best Olympic stories are about athletes with something to prove.
The Incoherent Backlashes to Black Actors Playing 'White' Superheroes
Comics have a history of altering characters' races and ethnicities, but outcry over Michael B. Jordan's next role illustrates that, in American racism, only certain differences matter.
There's No Real Olympic Hockey Rivalry Between the U.S. and Canada
To be fair, that could change this week. But Canada has been better for the last 90 years.
What the NHL Should—and Should Not—Learn From the Olympics
An NHL game can't end the way Team USA's dramatic victory over Russia did. Which reopens a familiar debate: Should the league adopt Olympic hockey's rules?
NBC's Bode Miller Interview: Good Reporting Can Be Hard to Watch
Christin Cooper's emotional dialogue with the Olympic skier offended some viewers, but reporters are supposed to ask tough questions to find the humanity in stories.