Fascist salutes from the podium: Cortina’s forgotten ‘mini-Olympics’ during World War II

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the “Snow Stadium” — on the exact same ...
Politico Europe

5 times the Winter Olympics got super political

At the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, that superpower rivalry was on full display on the ice. The U.S. men’s ice ...
MinnPost

Gerhard Neubeck, Minnesota’s link to the ‘Nazi Olympics,’ dies at 89

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Gerry Neubeck died Monday night. With him, a piece of unique Olympic and ...
The Associated Press

AP report sheds light on forgotten ‘mini-Olympics’ in fascist Italy during World War II

Sports Writer Andrew Dampf teamed up with videojournalist Andrea Rosa, photographer Luca Bruno, and SNTV’s Neil Barker to bring to life a little-known and ...

The 14 Best Books to Read About the Olympics

The Milan-Cortina Olympics begin this week, and it's shaping up to be a very exciting two weeks of sports. If you're curious ...
The Daily Gazette

Delmar author examines Jack Shea’s boycott of the 1936 Winter Olympics in new book

BETHLEHEM — After tackling the 1980 Winter Olympics in his first book, Delmar-based author Michael Burgess turns his attention to Jack Shea in his new book, “Keeper of the Olympic Flame: Lake Placid’s ...