BETHLEHEM, Pa. - In Bethlehem's Payrow Plaza, the Ukrainian national anthem was played as its flag was raised outside of city hall ahead of the country's 34th Independence Day this Sunday. "Ukraine ...

For the first time since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s flag will be represented at a major international sporting event. The International Paralympic Committee announced Tuesday that Russia’s ...

Ukraine's national sports minister said Wednesday that officials from the country would not attend the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, in protest over a decision to allow Russian ...

Ukraine's national sports minister said Wednesday that officials from the country would not attend the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, in protest over a decision to allow Russian ...

MILAN (AP) — Anastasia Kucherova, a Russian living in Milan, voiced her opposition to Russia’s war against Ukraine with a highly symbolic, if anonymous, act: Carrying the Ukraine team placard during ...

One of the biggest stories of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics through the first week of the Games has been the IOC’s controversial decision to ban Ukrainian flag bearer and skeleton pilot Vladyslav ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A Ukrainian athlete who was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday over his insistence on wearing a helmet honoring people killed in his country's war with Russia ...

The Ukrainian flag bearer’s disqualification from skeleton over a helmet featuring athletes killed in the war with Russia is yet another example of how politics and the Olympics cannot be separated.

The Ukrainian flag wrapped around her shoulders and its colors painted on her left cheek, Olha Scherhyna stood near the top of the Cortina Sliding Centre and pointed her phone at the big board ...

MILAN — Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak was exhausted last summer as he trained for the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics. Drained, anxious and often unable to sleep, the 21-year-old could not ...

Milan Cortina Olympics Figure Skating Kyrylo Marsak of Ukraine competes during the men's figure skating short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy ...