Pyeongchang 2018

America's (Relatively) Dismal Showing at the Winter Olympics

Despite individual triumphs and memorable moments, Team USA had its worst performance in 20 years.

• Richard Florida
• February 28, 2018

3 Signs the Korean Olympics Truce Won't Last

It’s been a relatively quiet February on the missile-testing front. March could be different.

• Uri Friedman
• February 25, 2018

The Koreas Take Control

Outside powers have been central to the nuclear crisis—but for a few peculiar weeks in February.

• Uri Friedman
• February 21, 2018

Ban the Olympics

They encourage profligate spending and help dictators burnish their prestige. Who needs them?

• Julia Ioffe
• February 19, 2018

Why Don't More Female Figure Skaters Wear Pants?

Leggings and yoga gear are common sights at practice rinks. But in competition, gender-coded costumes still prevail.

• Ashley Fetters
• February 17, 2018

Ghana's Skeleton Hero

Akwasi Frimpong’s improbable journey to Olympic sledding—from a country without ice.

• Siobhán O'Grady
• February 16, 2018

The Out Olympics

Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy show the entertainment value, and political power, of gay people embracing full visibility.

• Spencer Kornhaber
• February 14, 2018

The American Dream on Thin Ice

A decision by the International Olympic Committee has all but guaranteed a loss for Team USA in hockey. But don’t count them out just yet.

• Erik Malinowski
• February 13, 2018

Korea's Divided Families Are Hoping for a Reunion

The Korean War split them apart. Could the Winter Olympics be an opportunity to bring them back together?

• Max Kim
• February 13, 2018

Finding New Meaning After An Olympic Career

Once they retire, athletes are often left clueless about education, employment, and real life. A new national initiative seeks to change that—will it work?

• Linda Flanagan
• February 11, 2018

The Korean Unification Flag Isn't as Unifying as It Seems

“How could we embrace North Korea as one of our own?”

• Max Kim
• February 9, 2018

North Korea's Undeserved Olympic Glory

There is something fundamentally unfair about the display of unity in Pyeongchang.

• Uri Friedman
• February 9, 2018

The Quiet Modernism of Pyeongchang's Opening Ceremony

In an imaginative but understated event, South Korea used augmented reality and tactical diplomacy to paint a hopeful picture.

• Sophie Gilbert
• February 9, 2018

The Olympics Do Not Matter

With no great-power rivalry, what’s the point?

• Krishnadev Calamur
• February 9, 2018

How the Olympics Got Disneyfied

The 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games were star-studded and futuristic—and broadcast to U.S. audiences for the first time.

• Michael Weinreb
• February 8, 2018

The Men's Figure-Skating Gold Is Nathan Chen's to Lose

The 18-year-old American is already seen as the greatest athlete in the sport’s history—and he’s competing at his first Olympics in an especially talented field.

• Tracy O'Neill
• February 8, 2018

Peggy Fleming and the 1968 Winter Olympics

Fifty years ago in Grenoble, France, American figure skating’s modern era was born.

• Conor Friedersdorf
• February 7, 2018

Who to Watch at the Winter Olympics

A guide to some of the Games’ most exciting contenders—whether they’re making highly anticipated debuts or returns

• Robert O'Connell
• February 7, 2018

South Korea's Chilly Response to a Joint Olympic Team

The hoped-for breakthrough for sports diplomacy isn’t turning out the way Seoul had planned.

• S. Nathan Park
• January 29, 2018

The Precarious Politics of the Joint Korean Hockey Team

It's an unprecedented diplomatic breakthrough. But how can two rival nations build teamwork?

• Max Kim
• January 22, 2018