2014 winter olympics

• Opinion

Containing Putin [Editorial]

No amount of tough talk will stop Russian President Vladimir Putin in the short term; the only hope is unified action to ensure his aggression comes at a long-term cost.

• Europe

Containing Putin [Editorial]

• Politics and Government

Red Maryland week in review

• Maryland

Tom Harbold: Olympics showcase spirit of peace

• Republican Party

Red Maryland week in review

• Opinion

Russians deserve better in Olympic coverage [Letter]

U.S. media has treated Russians unfairly in Olympic coverage

• Opinion

Russians deserve better in Olympic coverage [Letter]

• Olympics

Baltimore-area lawyer Ted Offit helps keep U.S. Olympic bobsled team on track

For Ted Offit, a lawyer from Glyndon, the Winter Olympics in Sochi are the climax of his seven years' work on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation.

• Opinion

Stop the Russia bashing [Letter]

Media coverage of Olympics features too much criticism of the host country, not enough appreciation for what Russia has accomplished

• Opinion

Stop the Russia bashing [Letter]

• Larry Hogan

Red Maryland week in review

• Carroll County Times

Dedication and determination add up for Carroll figure skater

Eighth-grader a role model for younger skaters

• Opinion

Red Maryland week in review

• Opinion

Olympic coverage sweeps Soviet horrors under the rug [Commentary]

• Maryland

Mitch Edelman: Climate change impacting the world

• Maryland

Editorial: Thumbs up, thumbs down

• Under Armour

In Sochi, Under Armour skates into some sturm und drang

• Olympics

U.S. speedskaters will hang up new Under Armour suits for old

All U.S. speedskaters will resume competition Saturday in an older racing suit from Baltimore-based Under Armour, after some skaters questioned whether the company's high-tech Mach 39 suit — introduced specifically for the Winter Olympics in Sochi — was hurting their performance.

• Maryland

Commentary As medals slip away, Americans getting steamed

• Anne Arundel

Severna Park resident's ice dreams took shape at Millersville rink

Since returning to the sport in 2012 on a competitive basis, Christalyn Trimilove, 21, of Severna Park has competed in several events, most recently finishing fifth overall in the Central Pacific Regional Competition in northern California last October. She missed qualifying for sectionals by one spot.

• Anne Arundel

Severna Park resident's ice dreams took shape at Millersville rink

• Maryland

Taneytown company helps make snow in Sochi

• Olympics

The Sochi lesson: Just say no to hosting the Olympics

• Maryland

Rachel Lu: China more forgiving of Sochi shortfalls

• 2014 Winter Olympics

The Sochi lesson: Just say no to hosting the Olympics

• Maryland

Bird at Play: Let the Olympic Games Begin

• Features

With Olympics underway, Russia's gay-rights record leaves some Marylanders uneasy

How does a professed anti-bullying and gay-rights advocate with a love for Russia and its people feel about the swirling controversy over the country's gay rights record as the Winter Olympics in Sochi gear up? One could ask Catherine Curran O'Malley, the first lady of Maryland, that very question.

• Opinion

Women make the jump at Winter Games [Commentary]

• Maryland

Olympics commentary: Fear, loathing and a test of medal

• Sports

For Baltimore-born Olympic luger Summer Britcher, risk-taking runs in her blood

Olympic luger Summer Britcher, daughter of Baltimore City Fire Department captain, will compete in her first Winter Games next week in Sochi, Russia.

• Opinion

The Sochi experiment [Commentary]

Sochi may turn out to be a national humiliation for Russia and a political disaster for Putin himself.

• Laurel Leader

Winter Olympics helps draw newcomers to Laurel-based club

On a night when many of their peers may be at the movies or out of the town, several 20-somethings and others tried their hand at a curling for the first time through the Potomac Curling Club at their home base at the National Capital Curling Center off Old Gunpowder Road.

• Opinion

The Sochi experiment [Commentary]

• Howard County

Winter Olympics helps draw newcomers to Laurel-based club

• Features

Star-Spangled and speedy

When Matt Strackbein was seeking inspiration for the United State's Olympic Alpine Ski Team's uniforms, he thought back to his Maryland roots.

• Maryland

Foraging for Flavor: A taste of Sochi

• Opinion

Russia's illicit missiles [Editorial]

Reports that Moscow violated a landmark 1987 arms treaty could put U.S.-Russian relations back in the deep freeze

• Opinion

Russia's illicit missiles [Editorial]

• Features

Looking Out: Russian editor fined for printing that being gay is normal

• Business

U.S. speedskaters will debut high-tech Under Armour suits at Olympics

In a quest to create the world's fastest suit for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, two iconic Maryland companies, Under Armour and Lockheed Martin, created a unique collaboration to fashion the most aerodynamic suit possible, using computer modeling based on filming the athletes and hundreds of hours of wind tunnel testing.

• Maryland

Hanna Kozlowski: Kadyrov carries torch for Russia's hard line

• Opinion

Sochi wrong place for Olympics [Letter]

Olympics organizers erred (as they often do) by awarding games to Russia

• Russia

Sochi wrong place for Olympics [Letter]

• Features

Obama briefly mentions LGBT equality, Sochi Olympics in State of the Union

President Barack Obama reiterated his commitment to LGBT equality around the globe in Tuesday night's State of the Union speech.

• Features

Looking Out: Jurors can't be excluded based on sexual orientation, court says

In a decision with wide-reaching implications, a federal appeals court ruled this week that potential jurors cannot be left off juries based on their sexual orientations.

• Olympics

Olympian Hilary Knight signs on with Baltimore-based STX to promote hockey equipment

Baltimore-based sports equipment maker STX, which is expanding into the hockey equipment market, has signed Hilary Knight, one of the top players of the U.S. Olympic women¿s ice hockey team that will compete in the Sochi Olympics next month, to a five-year promotional agreement.

• Opinion

For safety's sake, U.S. should pull out of Sochi Olympics [Letter]

For safety's sake, the U.S. should pull out of Sochi Olympics.

• Features

Olympic officials tackle gay protester on Olympic torch route

A gay Russian protestor was detained Saturday for waving a rainbow flag as the Olympic torch moved through his hometown north of Sochi, the AP reports.

• 2014 Winter Olympics

For safety's sake, U.S. should pull out of Sochi Olympics [Letter]

• Maryland

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