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Olympics
Russia Leaps Up Sochi Medals Table to Vanquish the Ghosts of Vancouver
The party is warming up for the host team at the Winter Olympics
Sochi’s Olympic Cathedral May Be Its Holiest White Elephant
Wedged between railroad tracks and a freeway overpass, the Cathedral of the Holy Face of Christ the Savior has yet to find a congregation
Russia’s Hockey Defeat Reopens Old Wounds
Mutual respect between Russian and American spectators ruled at the Olympic stadium… until the U.S. won
It’s Time to Get Over the ‘Miracle On Ice’
As the U.S. men’s hockey team gets ready to play Russia at Sochi, Cold War clichés dominate conversation
Putin Surprises Team USA With a Visit
The visit was cordial, the USOC says
Olympic Oracles: A Rat, Rabbit and Otters Predict Sochi Results
A clairvoyant rat, a prescient rabbit and a pair of precocious otters are all predicting the results at Sochi’s Winter Olympics
No Beer, No Smokes: Olympic Spirit Challenges Old Russian Habits
In Sochi, an Olympics-inspired health kick is upsetting traditional habits of consumption
Russia Cancels Homework So Kids Can Watch the Olympics
The Sochi Olympics have enlivened Russian national pride—and authorities are cutting back on homework for kids to keep the euphoria going
Exclusive: Sochi’s Gays Had Protection From the Mayor Who Claimed They Don’t Exist
The owner of Sochi’s only gay nightclub tells TIME of the preferential treatment his establishment has received in the run-up to the Winter Olympics
Olympic Committee Reinstates India, Flag Will Fly in Sochi
In time for country’s flag to fly at Winter Games
Sochi Flaunts Its Answer to the Alps and Nobody Shows
Russia struggles to attract Olympic tourists to its newly completed alpine ski resort
Sochi Locals Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Olympics
Locals suspend protests at construction dumped on their doorstep … for now