Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms — to heal the scars of Western colonialism and civil war

The cost of hosting the Olympics has left only Almaty, Beijing, Oslo and possibly Lviv for the 2022 Winter Games after other cities voted no.

A Georgian luger died in a horrific crash on a training run on Friday, casting a shadow as Vancouver opened the Winter Games.