SOCHI, Russia — The alarms sounded every 45 minutes, with a stern Russian woman advising that a fire had been reported and the hotel needed to be evacuated immediately. I believed it the first time.

The two-time Olympic medalist in women’s aerials says it’s time for Australia to get serious about developing a sport in which it has reached the podium in each of the last four Winter Games. Atop ...

People elsewhere in Sochi and surrounding villages have seen the quality of their life decline because of Olympic construction. In the village of Akhshtyr, residents complain about an illegal landfill ...