Olympics

  • IOC president Bach defends Russia decision International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has defended the decisions to ban the Russian Olympic Committee from the 2018 Winter Games over doping but allow Russian athletes to compete if they can show they are clean.. Dec 31
  • 'Cowardly' Russia call keeps doping alive The International Olympic Committee's "cowardly" compromise on Russian athletes at the Winter Olympics will embolden the country's doping regime and forever tarnish the movement, WADA's former chief investigator says.. Dec 27
  • Pullin in form as Winter Games edge closer Alex Pullin has retained top spot in the snowboard cross World Cup rankings after he claimed bronze in the latest event in Italy. Dec 22
  • IOC bans 11 more Russians for doping The International Olympic Committee has banned 11 Russian athletes for life after they committed doping offences at the 2014 Sochi winter games. Dec 22
  • Graham adds China moguls bronze to silver Matt Graham has made his Mogul Skiing World Cup career medal haul an even dozen, taking bronze in Thaiwoo, China just 24 hours after winning a silver medal on the same course.. Dec 22
  • Tokyo Olympics down $420m, more cuts eyed Organisers have unveiled a $US12.6 billion ($A17.6 billion) budget for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, a $US300 million ($A420 million) reduction from earlier projections, and are targeting more cuts to reduce the burden on Japanese taxpayers.. Dec 22
  • Injured Brockhoff won't rule out Olympics Australian snowboard cross star Belle Brockhoff believes she can compete at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February despite rupturing her ACL. Dec 21
  • Aussie Matt Graham second in moguls event Australian moguls skier Matt Graham has enjoyed his first podium of the season, finishing second in a World Cup event in China. Dec 21
  • Russian link rules out Swedish Games coach Sweden's biathlon coach Wolfgang Pichler has been denied an accreditation for the 2018 Winter Olympics due to his association with Russian athletes who have been found guilty of doping, the country's biathlon federation said.. Dec 20
  • AOC restructured after bullying claims The Australian Olympic Committee has finalised a restructure in response to claims of bullying within the organisation. Dec 17
  • Aussie winter athletes win two events Australia's Winter Olympics stocks continue to rise less than two months out from the Games in Pyeongchang with two World Cup gold medals won over the weekend.. Dec 16
  • FBI controls doping whistleblower: Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin accused US agencies of manipulating evidence from the main whistleblower on doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Dec 14
  • Russians get green light for neutral flag Russia's Olympic Committee has agreed to support its athletes who choose to compete in next year's Winter Games in South Korea as neutrals following a ban on the national team.. Dec 12
  • Russia to support Winter Olympic athletes The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) will support its athletes who choose to compete in next year's Winter Games in South Korea, according to a draft document.. Dec 12
  • Speed skaters Lockett, Jung off to Korea Andy Jung has swept aside the disappointment of narrowly missing the 2014 Olympics by joining world No.7 Deanna Lockett as Australia's short track speed skating representatives for Pyeongchang.. Dec 11
  • Twitter bots boost Russian Games backlash What began as a grassroots online campaign featuring a schoolboy has grown into a mass hashtag protest against Russia's exclusion from the Winter Olympics backed by apparently fake Twitter accounts.. Dec 9
  • Australians strong in early winter season Three of Australia's leading Winter Olympians have displayed promising form as the lead-up campaign to Pyeonchang ramps up. Dec 7
  • US expects to go to Winter Olympics: WH The White House says the United States is 'looking forward' to participating in February's Winter Olympics in South Korea. Dec 7
  • Vonn racing for US, not Trump, in Korea Lindsey Vonn will be representing the "people of the United States, not the president" at February's Winter Olympics, the American skiing star has revealed.. Dec 7
  • Mutko denies state doping, ready to resign Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who was banned for life from the Olympics this week, insists there was no state-backed doping in Russia and has slammed the decision to exclude Russia from the 2018 Winter Games.. Dec 7