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Before a piste has been skied or a figure skated, the Sochi Olympics is already one of the most talked-about and scrutinized of the modern era. Estimated to cost in excess of $50 billion, it eclipses even the Beijing 2008 summer extravaganza, though allegations of corruption and mishandling of money have dogged preparations for the big event. With Vladimir Putin's full support and Russia's national pride on the line, these games are almost as important to the host nation as they are to the athletes competing in them.
May 1, 2014, 10:01 PM UTCChris Welch
Report says Under Armour suit was a factor in US speedskating meltdown
Feb 27, 2014, 3:56 PM UTCAmar Toor
How will Sochi handle its Olympic hangover?
Russia wants to turn the Winter Games host city into a tourist destination, but experts are skeptical
Feb 24, 2014, 1:31 PM UTCAmar Toor
Vladimir Putin won the Olympics, but he's not smiling
The shadow of Ukraine looms large over Sochi closing ceremonies
Feb 21, 2014, 4:20 PM UTCAmar Toor
Meet the Cossacks handing out vigilante justice in Sochi
Attack on Pussy Riot sheds new light on the conservative militia patrolling the Winter Olympics
Feb 21, 2014, 2:59 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Watch this: Jimmy Kimmel hoaxes Sochi Olympics with wolf in hotel
Feb 19, 2014, 10:51 AM UTCAaron Souppouris
Watch Olympic curling narrated by wildlife broadcaster David Attenborough
Feb 18, 2014, 11:10 AM UTCAmar Toor
Pussy Riot members detained at Winter Olympics
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Aloykhina held on charges of theft near Sochi
Feb 16, 2014, 11:33 PM UTCNathan Ingraham
Jamaica's tourism board releases 8-bit style video celebrating its bobsled team
Feb 14, 2014, 9:43 PM UTCChris Welch
US speedskaters may abandon controversial Under Armour suits for remainder of Olympics
Feb 13, 2014, 12:20 PM UTCAmar Toor
Sochi critic sentenced to three years in prison colony
Human rights activists say charges against environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko are trumped up and politically motivated
Feb 12, 2014, 2:26 AM UTCJosh Lowensohn
There's a beer fridge at Sochi that only opens with a Canadian passport
Feb 7, 2014, 8:25 PM UTCChris Welch
See the best Sochi Olympics shots at The New York Times' photo stream
Feb 6, 2014, 10:59 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
TSA bans liquids from carry-on bags for all direct flights between US and Russia
Feb 6, 2014, 5:48 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Russian official says government has video surveillance of Sochi hotel room showers
Feb 4, 2014, 5:30 PM UTCDuncan Geere
Freezing Sochi: how Russia turned a subtropical beach into a Winter Olympics wonderland
Organizers have hustled to transform a hub for beach holidays into a snow-filled athletic venue
Jan 28, 2014, 2:42 PM UTCAmar Toor
Spy games: behind Russia's massive Olympic surveillance program
Extensive monitoring program is geared toward terrorists, but critics say the Kremlin has gone too far
Jan 24, 2014, 11:17 PM UTCKwame Opam
Xfinity X1 customers will get 1,539 hours of Olympic footage on their TV sets
Jan 23, 2014, 11:44 AM UTCVlad Savov
Russia returns to Soviet spending habits for Sochi Olympics
Vlad's Olympics are as much about grandiose public works as they are about winter athletics
Jan 20, 2014, 3:06 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Can Dogecoin send the Jamaican bobsled team to the winter Olympics?
