Olympics

Down, but Not Out

Just because Brazil’s growth rates are slowing, doesn’t mean the doomsayers are right.

BY ALBERT FISHLOW | MAY 18, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

A Spanish festival, voting in Iran, and more violence in Syria.

MARCH 2, 2012

Silver Lining

When winning isn't everything. 

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY/JUNE 2011

Le Scandal

The French soccer team's disaster in South Africa has exposed the superficiality of European racial integration -- and now only Germany can save France from tearing itself apart.

BY JOHN HOBERMAN | JULY 1, 2010

Interview: Boris Nemtsov

Why is a subtropical gangster's paradise hosting the next Winter Olympics?

BY JOSHUA KEATING | MARCH 1, 2010

Russia's Agony of Defeat

A country looks for someone to blame after a dismal Olympic performance.

BY MIRIAM ELDER | FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Korea's Golden Girl

Meet Kim Yu-na, the world No.1 in women's figure skating and -- really -- the hope of a nation.

BY KIBUM KIM | FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Cold Wars

A guide to the international conflicts playing out at the Winter Games in Vancouver.

BY ANDREW SWIFT | FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Olympic Outliers

Forget the Jamaican bobsled team. This year, there’s a pack of Olympic underdogs from countries that aren't well known for cold-weather sports.

BY KAYVAN FARZANEH, ANDREW SWIFT | FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Why Brazil Won

How Lula brought the Olympic Games to his rising power.

BY EDUARDO J. GÓMEZ | OCTOBER 2, 2009

An Olympic-Sized Mess

The revenge of Big Bad Badminton, and other debacles from London's Olympics prep. Chicago, be warned.

BY ANNIE LOWREY | SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Think Again: The Olympics

The Olympic Games were founded to bridge cultural divides and promote peace. Instead, they often mask human rights abuses, do little to spur political change, and lend legitimacy to unsavory governments. Worse, the Beijing Games could still be the most controversial of all.

BY JOHN HOBERMAN | JUNE 16, 2008

Prime Numbers: Rings of Gold

Who's cashing in on the Olympic gold?

BY BRAD R. HUMPHREYS | JUNE 16, 2008

The Battle of Beijing

What happens when an authoritarian government and thousands of activists go head-to-head at the Olympics? China is about to find out.

BY MOISÉS NAÍM | OCTOBER 11, 2007

Swifter, Higher, Richer

JANUARY 1, 2001