Olympics
Minions music leads to nightmare for Olympic skater while putting a spotlight on a yearslong problem
Of course it would take those mischievous Minions to thrust what has become a yearslong musical nightmare for figure skaters into the global spotlight just days before they step onto the ice for the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Kiefer honors forgotten female alchemists in war-scarred Milan ballroom with monumental exhibition
German contemporary artist Anselm Kiefer pays tribute to one of Milan's most majestic yet melancholy spaces inside Palazzo Reale with the site-specific exhibition titled "The Women Alchemists,'' previewed on Tuesday as part of the city's cultural programming for the 2026 Winter Olympics
Vonn ‘confident’ she will race at Olympics despite ‘completely ruptured’ ACL in left knee
Lindsey Vonn is "confident" she can compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics beginning this week despite the left knee injury she sustained in a crash four days ago.
Italian biathlete Passler provisionally suspended ahead of Winter Olympics for positive doping test
Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler tested positive for doping and was provisionally suspended Monday from competing in her hometown at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Japan sets up ‘24/7’ task force to combat online abuse during Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
The Japanese Olympic Committee has set up a special task force to monitor and deal with online abuse round the clock during the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
A luge love story: These Olympics have a lot of meaning for Emily and Dominik Fischnaller
Long-distance relationships can be difficult, especially when they go on for years and years. And the one between Olympic luge athletes Emily Sweeney of the U.S. and Dominik Fischnaller of Italy was no different.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva competes 4 years on from doping case during Olympics
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva returned to competition on Saturday following her doping ban, making a statement with a quadruple jump nearly four years after disputes over her positive test overshadowed the Beijing Olympics.
Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics, unbothered by the fact that agents would be stationed in a control room and not operating on the streets.
Olympic program review opens path to relax Winter Games mandate for only sports on snow and ice
Olympic winter sports must be played on snow and ice, according to the Olympic Charter.
Lindsey Vonn left limping after crash in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics
Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milan Cortina Games.
Olympic organizers invoke an ancient pledge to call for the suspension of all wars
If the rules of ancient Greece were observed today, drone and missile fire over Ukraine would stop on Friday as guns fall silent in the Olympic tradition.
Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles goes back to Swiss court
A gymnastics medal disputed by the United States and Romania at the 2024 Paris Olympics is heading for a fresh legal review in a Swiss court.
Winter Olympics now set to have just 13 Russian athletes and 7 from Belarus competing
A total of 13 Russian athletes are now set to compete as neutral individuals at the Milan Cortina Olympics after invitations from the IOC were confirmed Tuesday for Alpine skiers and lugers.
ICE agents to have security role at Milan Cortina Olympics
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to information shared with local media by sources at the U.S. Embassy in Rome. The Associated Press independently confirmed the information with two officials at the embassy.
IOC doesn’t move on US request that Katie Uhlaender get an Olympic skeleton wild-card spot
Katie Uhlaender's hopes of making the women's skeleton field for next month's Milan Cortina Games have been thwarted again, after U.S. officials said Monday that the International Olympic Committee didn't take action on their request for her to receive a discretionary spot.
Top figure skater, bobsledders among D.C.-area natives headed to Milan Olympics with Team USA
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced its complete 232-person roster for the upcoming Winter Games in Milan, with a handful of D.C.-area natives leading the charge.
