Moving the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Russia

Moving the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Russia

Aug. 7: Actor and LGBT activist George Takei joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the petition to move the 2014 ...

Moving the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Russia

Moving the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Russia

Aug. 7: Actor and LGBT activist George Takei joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the petition to move the 2014 ...

Johnny Weir retires, joins NBC Olympics as analyst

Johnny Weir retires, joins NBC Olympics as analyst

Oct. 23: Two-time Olympian figure skater Johnny Weir talks to TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie about his announcement that he wil...

Meredith Vieira to anchor Olympics in prime time

Meredith Vieira to anchor Olympics in prime time

Feb. 14: The NBC special anchor will make history as the first woman to anchor Olympics prime time coverage, taking the rei...

Bob Costas returning to Olympic anchor seat

Bob Costas returning to Olympic anchor seat

Feb. 17: After sitting out a few days due to eye irritation, during which he was replaced by Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira...

Why boycotting the Olympics won't help Russian gays

Why boycotting the Olympics won't help Russian gays

Aug. 12: Chris Hayes talks with Richard Socarides, Julia Ioffe, and Gigi Fernandez about the controversy over Russia's host...

US to send openly gay delegates to Olympics

US to send openly gay delegates to Olympics

Dec. 17: Rachel Maddow reports on the naming of the US Olympic delegation, which includes two openly gay former athletes an...

U.S. Olympic delegation announced

U.S. Olympic delegation announced

Dec. 18: The president announced the U.S. Olympic delegation today, and included are two openly gay former athletes.  Lawr...

Olympic delegations receive threatening letters

Olympic delegations receive threatening letters

Jan. 22: Delegations in some countries, including Hungary, have reported receiving letters warning that Sochi, the location...

Putin's Olympics

Putin's Olympics

Feb. 6: Chris Hayes talks to journalist Julia Ioffe about the most expensive Winter Olympics in history.  

Snowboarder Shaun White pulls out of Olympic event

Snowboarder Shaun White pulls out of Olympic event

Feb. 5: White made the surprising announcement to not compete in slopestyle just one day before the Games are set to begin,...

Evan Lysacek: I will not compete in Sochi

Evan Lysacek: I will not compete in Sochi

Dec. 10: The reigning Olympic Men’s Skating Champion announced Live on TODAY that he will not compete in the upcoming Oly...

Lindsey Vonn: Alpine events will be ‘hard to watch’

Lindsey Vonn: Alpine events will be ‘hard to watch’

Jan. 28: Three weeks ago, Vonn announced she wouldn’t be going to Russia to compete in the Winter Games because of a seri...

RNC bars CNN, NBC from debates

RNC bars CNN, NBC from debates

Aug. 19: Top talker: NBC’s Chuck Todd discusses the tactical effort behind the RNC’s decision and talks about how much ...

RNC bars CNN, NBC from debates

RNC bars CNN, NBC from debates

Aug. 19: Top talker: NBC’s Chuck Todd discusses the tactical effort behind the RNC’s decision and talks about how much ...

The Olympics, Putin, and propaganda

The Olympics, Putin, and propaganda

Feb. 6: Journalist Masha Gessen and Dartmouth College Professor Jeff Sharlet talk with Chris Hayes about Russia and the Win...

Eager online hackers welcome Olympic guests

Eager online hackers welcome Olympic guests

Feb. 6: Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow live from Sochi, Russia about the pre...

Lindsey Vonn pulls out of Sochi, cites ‘unstable’ knee

Lindsey Vonn pulls out of Sochi, cites ‘unstable’ knee

Jan. 7: Skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn will not compete at next month’s Olympics in Sochi, saying in a statement that, “...

Lauer to fill in for Costas due to eye infection

Lauer to fill in for Costas due to eye infection

Feb. 11: Bob Costas announced on TODAY that he will be taking the day off from Olympic coverage, calling in Matt Lauer from...

Greg Louganis: IOC needs to ’wake up’

Greg Louganis: IOC needs to ’wake up’

Aug. 14: Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss the 2014 Winter Olympic games in S...