2018 Winter Olympics

The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games run from February 9 to 25. It is the first time the Winter Olympics will be held in South Korea. The PyeongChang Olympic village will accommodate more than 3,800 athletes and officials.

On the brink of history: Zagitova seeks world championship after Olympic triumph
Russian Winter Olympic champion Alina Zagitova is one step away from becoming the first figure skater ever to win all major titles in a senior season debut, as the World Figure Skating Championships kicks off on Wednesday.
Mar 21, 2018 10:04
Sport News
Fatpocalypse: Is rising obesity contributing to America’s poor Olympic performance?
Now that the Olympic torch in PyeongChang has been extinguished and the athletes and fans have gone home, the US is wrestling with its worst performance in 20 years. Could obesity rates be taking a toll on US athletic performance?
Mar 7, 2018 04:42
Russia to probe positive doping tests by its athletes in PyeongChang
The Russian General Prosecutor’s Office will investigate the two cases of positive doping tests by Russian athletes during the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea, a spokesman said.
Mar 5, 2018 16:49
Sport News
'Russian doping'-themed documentary wins Oscar in politicized ceremony
"Icarus," a documentary that credits claims of Russian state-sponsored athletics doping won an Oscar at the highly politicized awards ceremony. It beat another film praising the controversial White Helmets in Syria’s Aleppo.
Mar 5, 2018 04:04
US News
Five most embarrassing moments at PyeongChang 2018
The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games saw triumphs and victories mixed with falls and failures, as many athletes attracted public attention not for their results, but for sticky situations in which they became involved.
Feb 26, 2018 15:12
Sport News
Sanctions and punishments? Well, they don’t work
There’s a strong resemblance between sanctions Russia faces since 2014 in trade and commerce – and “sanctions” applied against Russia before and during the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Feb 26, 2018 00:03

RT asks

Yes. North Korea will denuclearize, US will stop war games. No. Pyongyang will renege, make fresh demands or launch a new rocket test. No. Trump will have a Twitter outburst, and set off another war of words. No. American hawks in Senate and Pentagon will make sure of it. Yes and No. Formal relations will be better, but North Korea will stay a hostile pariah state.

2018 Winter Olympics

RT asks

Will the Kim-Trump deal hold?

Will the Kim-Trump deal hold?

- Yes. North Korea will denuclearize, US will stop war games.

- No. Pyongyang will renege, make fresh demands or launch a new rocket test.

- No. Trump will have a Twitter outburst, and set off another war of words.

- No. American hawks in Senate and Pentagon will make sure of it.

- Yes and No. Formal relations will be better, but North Korea will stay a hostile pariah state.