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Russia's Paralympic athletes who compete in South Korea will do so under a neutral flag, part of the team's punishment for doping infractions. Here, Russian athletes are seen in the closing ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, where the

Russia's Paralympics Team Is Banned From South Korea's Winter Games

8:20am January 29, 2018

by Bill Chappell

If they pass scrutiny, some Russian athletes will be able to compete in a handful of sports, under a neutral flag. The Russians dominated at the last Winter Paralympics, held in Sochi.

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Sports Arbitration Court Considers Banned Russians' Doping Cases

6:28am January 29, 2018

The court is hearing appeals by Russian athletes banned from the Olympics. Steve Inskeep talks to Jim Walden, a lawyer for the whistleblower who helped expose Russia's doping program.

American With Korean Heritage Will Play On Korea's Women Hockey Team At Olympics

5:42pm January 28, 2018

Athletes from North and South Korea joined together for the Olympics. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Randi Griffin, an American whose mom is South Korean, about playing on the women's ice hockey team.

How Larry Nassar's Abuse Went On For So Long

7:56am January 28, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with John Barr, who's been covering the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal for ESPN, about the structures and people that enabled Nassar's behavior.

Nassar's Exploitation Of The Climate Of Fear At A USA Gymnastics Training Site

5:53pm January 27, 2018

Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu, an early critic of abusive behavior in the USA gymnastics program, talks to NPR's Michel Martin about recent reporting on the sport's widespread sexual abuse.

Michigan Attorney General announced on Saturday his office is launching an investigation into Michigan State University's handling of the sex abuse scandal. Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar is seen here as a victim gives her impact statement during hi

State AG: Michigan State University Under Investigation In Ongoing Nassar Fallout

4:57pm January 27, 2018

by Amy Held

Three days after disgraced doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison, Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette said "no individual" at the school was "off limits" in the probe.

Eight-year-old Adele at Silver Stars in Maryland. "Gymnastics is her life," her mother Lowrey Redmond says.

'It's Up To All Of Us': Parents Of Young Gymnasts Respond To Nassar Abuse Scandal

8:21am January 27, 2018

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

At Silver Stars Gymnastics in Silver Spring, Md., parents say they won't let the stories of sexual abuse by a prominent doctor ruin the sport for their kids.

Meet The Olympic 'Team Mom'

8:21am January 27, 2018

by Rachel Estabrook

Olympians need good training, but some also need the team "mom." Sherry Von Riesen has had a lot of Olympic "kids" over the 20 years she's lived at the official training center in Colorado.

Saturday Sports: Fallout Continues Over Gymnastics Sex Abuse

8:21am January 27, 2018

by Tom Goldman

Fallout over the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal continued this week. Nassar, the former doctor for the American gymnastics team, was sentenced to as many as 175 years in prison.

Daily drills and intense practices are part of young D.C.-area speedskaters' training.

A Short Track To The Olympics For Washington, D.C.-Area Speedskaters

8:00am January 27, 2018

by Mikaela Lefrak

The capital region has produced two of the U.S. Olympic team's eight speedskaters. Nearly a third of the short track speedskaters who qualified for Olympic trials this year came from D.C.-area clubs.