Feminists of the 1970s liked to announce that the personal was political; in the Soviet Union the KGB made this an organizational principle. Take the case of the Russian pianist Irina Nikitina, who is ...

Nikitina ensured her final race as the defending World Cup champion ended in style, producing a dominant display at the Latvian track. The 27-year-old achieved a time of 51.85 seconds in the first run ...

The two Russians who had their medals from the Sochi Games stripped because of doping have been barred from competing in World Cup races, at least temporarily. It's the latest sanction against ...

The four suspensions followed the governing body being informed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that investigations into alleged anti-doping rule violations from the Sochi 2014 Winter ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea – No chance of a wardrobe malfunction here. Latvian figure skater Diana Nikitina took to the ice in the ladies individual event Wednesday morning and got tongues wagging and the ...

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 15: Gold medalist Alexander Tretiakov of Russia celebrates after winning the Men’s Skeleton on Day 8 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 15, ...