Winter Olympics
Should religious people watch the Super Bowl?
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 18, 2022
Is boycotting this week's sports events a religious imperative? Maybe.
At the Olympics, thousands of missionaries compete for souls
By Madeline C. Mulkey — February 22, 2018
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (RNS) — Teams of Christians — Baptists, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses and more — aim to save souls at the Winter Games.
David Wise: Olympics are ‘temporary,’ faith and family are forever
By Kimberly Winston — February 16, 2018
(RNS) — For Team USA skier David Wise, the tough road from Sochi to Pyeongchang has required him to lean heavily on his faith and family.
Skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender won’t quit — on God or the Olympics
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 15, 2018
(RNS) — Despite three Olympics without a medal and frustration over the Russian doping scandal, Uhlaender says, 'Quitting is never an option, so why would I quit on God?'
First black female speedskater Maame Biney smiles because ‘God has blessed me’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 15, 2018
(RNS) — Biney already has made history as the first black woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic speedskating team.
Faith brought Olympic figure skater Alexa Scimeca Knierim ‘back on the ice’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 14, 2018
(RNS) — After overcoming a life-threatening illness two years ago, Olympic pairs figure skater Alexa Scimeca Knierim lost much faith in herself, but her faith in God grew.
Former Olympic curling hopeful now cheering Team USA from the priesthood
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 13, 2018
(RNS) — The Rev. Andrew Roza, a former Olympic curling hopeful turned vocations director for the Archdiocese of Omaha, will be praying for Team USA as it competes in one of the more unusual Winter Olympics sports.
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