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For others, finding a balance between cashing in and focusing on the task at hand will be a tough assignment — one that requires some selfishness and discipline. It’s never an ...

The performance-art collective, made up of a loose grouping of feminists, has called for a boycott of the Sochi Olympics, arguing that Putin has exceeded his authority and is rest ...

Arshile Gorky, “Garden in Sochi” (1941), oil on canvas, 44 1/4″ x 62 1/4″ (112.4 x 158.1 cm) (image courtesy the Museum of Modern Art, © 2014 Estate of ...

Two-time Olympic medalist Hannah Kearney will serve as an aerials and moguls analyst for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. This is Kearney’s first Olympic assignment with ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

President Barack Obama said in a new interview that he believes the coming Winter Olympics in Russia will be safe, but that Americans should still be careful if attending the games in Sochi. “The ...

SOCHI, Russia — President Vladimir Putin is counting off the final days until the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics on Friday, and that's probably time enough to get the Internet working in ...

Buried deep in the video database of the Internet Archive is footage of one of the first Winter Games — the third ever, which took place in Lake Placid, New York in 1932. The Olympics have changed ...