Olympics
Stage jitters replace fear of falling in ‘Eddie the Eagle’s‘ latest act
Waiting in the wings on opening night of "Beauty and the Beast," Michael Edwards felt the nerve-wracking jitters he experienced four decades earlier staring through thick glasses down a perilously steep ski jump.
An uninhabited Scottish isle is home to the golden granite used in Olympic curling stones
If you're looking to strike gold - silver or bronze, too - look to Ailsa Craig.
Australian track and field Olympians Michelle Jenneke and Alex Beck announce engagement
Australian Olympic track athletes Michelle Jenneke and Alex Beck are engaged.
A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue
A wildlife photographer stumbled upon one of the oldest and largest known collections of dinosaur footprints, dating back about 210 million years to the Triassic Period, high in an Italian national park near the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic venue of Bormio, officials announced Tuesday.
Russian sliders return to World Cup luge training in Lake Placid amid controversy
There are six Russian sliders on the entry list for this weekend's World Cup luge races in Lake Placid, New York, all hoping to accumulate enough standings points to earn a berth at this winter's Milan Cortina Olympics.
All I want for Christmas is the Olympics. Mariah Carey to perform at Milan Cortina opening ceremony
Mariah Carey is going to add some American pop-star pedigree to the opening ceremony for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
New Zealand skier Robinson wins World Cup super-G while Vonn finishes fourth
New Zealand's Alice Robinson was already leading the Olympic season's giant slalom standings. Now she's a threat in super-G, too.
Lindsey Vonn places 2nd in a World Cup downhill a day after becoming oldest winner at age 41
Lindsey Vonn nearly did it again.
Remarkable Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 to start her Olympic season
The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back.
Aussie snowboarder Scotty James reveals the price he paid and what’s still missing in documentary
Scotty James met his billionaire-heiress wife shortly after a chance encounter with her brother in a bathroom. He lives in Monaco and has spent his life jet-setting across the world piling up fame and fortune.
IOC wants sports bodies to let Russian youth teams, athletes compete again with flag and anthem
The IOC took a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports Thursday by advising governing bodies to let the countries' youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem.
Russian athletes seek latest legal win in biathlon ahead of Winter Olympics
Russian athletes and sports bodies are taking legal action in an attempt to compete in biathlon at February's Winter Olympics after overturning bans in other sports as the qualification period draws to a close.
Olympic ski champion Michelle Gisin airlifted after downhill crash in latest setback for Swiss team
Two-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin was undergoing surgery on her back Thursday having been airlifted from the course by helicopter after crashing hard in a practice run for a World Cup downhill.
IOC president Coventry sets early 2026 target for new Olympic policy on gender eligibility
The IOC set a target Wednesday of early 2026 to detail a new policy on eligibility in female sports that could see transgender athletes excluded from the Olympic Games.
Vonn added 12 pounds of muscle to her frame, ready for her Olympic season at age 41
Twelve more pounds of muscle. Equipment dialed in. A new superstar coach. At age 41, Lindsey Vonn is feeling more powerful than she has in years. So powerful that she already pulled away from the field in the very first official downhill training session of the season Wednesday.
