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Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee's policy on the country into turmoil.

Lake Placid is celebrating its Olympic heritage throughout February.

Lauren Gibbs and Aja Evans were picked Saturday as the push athletes who will join pilots Elana Meyers Taylor and Jamie Greubel Poser on the U.S. Olympic women's bobsled team.

Without the ability to pick from a generation of young American stars, USA Hockey is leaning on a longtime NHL winger as captain and hopes a diverse roster can capture an Olympic medal.

USA Luge is getting ready for its annual talent search.

Los Angeles and Paris, both already seen as winning options for the 2024 Games, await their Olympic inspectors this week.

The state agency that operates winter sports venues in Lake Placid is holding a ceremony to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking for the arena that hosted the "Miracle on Ice" Winter Olympics hockey game.

A senior World Health Organization official says Japan should ban smoking in all public places if it wants to successfully promote tourism and host the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — The scoreboard flashing results during the 1980 U.S. men's hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" run to Olympic glory is being replaced.

If you've been watching the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, you probably have seen the swimming events featuring world-record holder Michael Phelps. Did you happen to notice those pepperoni looking marks on his back? Those bruises are caused by a treatment known as 'Cupping.'