Tough competition. Spiritual uplift. Ice hockey: a game of force, speed, and strategy, played by top athletes with sticks, sharp sled runners, and the serrated ice picks used to propel their sleds.

On a nearly two-week reporting trip to the island, one Times reporter made time for exercise and ice fishing. By Jeffrey Gettleman Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...

Olympic luge — often called the "fastest sport on ice" — is a timed race, in which athletes steer down a specially designed ice track at speeds that can exceed 145km/h (90 miles per hour), lying on ...