2014 winter olympics

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.

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

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.

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

Eighth-grader a role model for younger skaters

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.