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A figure skating crisis raises new questions about the participation of Russian athletes while their country is banned from global sports after a doping scandal.

The chain of success stretches back for years and has only strengthened as more have poured into the sport and become Olympic stars.

The Dutch speedskater, 35, set an Olympic record in the 1,500 meters, then said she would retire.

Maren Lundby’s decision to skip the ski-jumping season, and the Beijing Olympics, started a conversation about mental health in Norway.

Ireen Wüst willed herself to become the world’s best speedskater. She arrives in Beijing chasing a gold medal in her fifth straight Olympics.

There was the usual pageantry and symbols of togetherness, at a Games walled off from its host city because of the pandemic.

The Chinese tennis player largely disappeared from public life after making sexual abuse accusations. But her case may not be the only uncomfortable topic.

Wrestling P.C.R. tests, QR codes and a ticking clock, officials tasked with getting teams to Beijing say planning is the Olympics’ newest high-stakes event.

Wrestling P.C.R. tests, QR codes and a ticking clock, officials tasked with getting teams to Beijing say planning is the Olympics’ newest high-stakes event.

For athletes going to Beijing, years of sacrifice could go to waste if they get the coronavirus now. To avoid it, they’re hunkering down, shunning...