Olympics
Italy adds to Olympic medal count as freeskiers race through flurries at Milan Cortina Games
Snowflakes fell on a pair of celebratory red-white-and-green Italian flags on Saturday after the men's skicross final at the Olympics.
Women’s Olympic freeski halfpipe final delayed because of heavy snow in the Italian Alps
The women's Olympic freeski halfpipe final has been delayed because of heavy snow falling Saturday in the Italian Alps.
Jordan Stolz is 4th in his last Olympic speedskating race. Dutch skaters win the mass start golds
Jordan Stolz missed out on his chance to become the first man since 1994 to collect three gold medals in long track speedskating at one Olympics, finishing fourth in the mass start on Saturday behind 40-year-old champion Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands.
FIFA’s Infantino to face no IOC action on Olympic neutrality rules over Trump peace board
The International Olympic Committee will take no action against its member Gianni Infantino for a possible breach of political neutrality rules over aligning FIFA with U.S. President Trump's Board of Peace.
France takes gold and silver in the women’s biathlon mass start race
In the final biathlon event of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, France's Oceane Michelon overcame a missed target in the final shooting stage in the 12.5-kilometer mass start race to take gold.
Norway’s dominance at Winter Games based on tradition, depth and development
Outside the Olympic cross-country stadium in this Dolomite mountain town, Norwegian flags have been draped over the railings like bunting on a national holiday.
Norway wins its 17th gold medal, breaking record for most golds won in a single Winter Olympics
Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway was the only biathlete to hit all 20 of his targets in the 15-kilometer mass start race Friday and skied his way to gold - Norway's 17th gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics - breaking the record for the most gold medals won by a nation at a single Winter Olympics.
Winter Games organizers made clean energy a priority: How they did it
It takes an immense amount of energy to power venues and make snow for the Winter Olympics and, for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, organizers pledged that virtually all of the electricity would be clean.
Four Americans, including one Trump called a ‘loser,’ reach the Olympic freeski halfpipe final
American freeskier Hunter Hess and three of his teammates have qualified for Friday's 12-man halfpipe Olympic final, when they will have a shot at delivering the first gold medal in nearly two weeks of freeskiing or snowboarding at the Livigno snow park.
Bagpipers play at Olympic curling in homage to sport’s Scottish heritage — but they’re Italian
Spectators trekking through heavy snow to the Cortina Olympic curling stadium were delighted to be greeted by a traditional Scottish bagpipe performance from a group of high sock-wearing, kilt-sporting, snare drum-carrying, glengarry-topped ... Italians.
Almost 20,000 biathlon fans reach deafening levels as they sing and cheer their heroes
They wear Norwegian Viking helmets, French chicken suits and German fuzzy black, red and yellow cow hats, paint their faces in national colors, drape flags around their shoulders and don patriotic costumes as they sing YMCA or chant their hero's name.
Liu gives U.S. its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold in 24 years, bests Japanese rivals
Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women's figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate Thursday night in a glittering golden dress to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai at the Milan Cortina Games.
From tracks and pools to icy chutes: American bobsled team welcomes all athletes
They didn't dream of becoming Olympic bobsledders. But when careers in football, softball, track and swimming fizzled to an end, the members of the U.S. bobsled team found their new passion -- careening down an icy track at breakneck speeds.
Connor McDavid is ready to take Canada’s leadership mantle from Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby scored one of the biggest goals in Canada's hockey history to win gold on home ice at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. Since Sochi in 2014, he has been captain every time he represented his country.
Canada is not ruling out Sidney Crosby for its semifinal or the rest of the Olympics
Canada is not closing the door on the possibility of Sidney Crosby playing Friday against Finland in the semifinals at the Olympics after leaving the team's quarterfinal game with an apparent right-leg injury that is still being evaluated.
Nazgul the dog steals the show at Olympic cross-country ski race
The newest Olympic hero is a Czechoslovakian wolfdog named Nazgul.
U.S. ski star Mikaela Shiffrin ends Olympic drought with emotional slalom win
American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin didn't simply win a slalom race to end her eight-year medal drought at the Winter Games and underline her status as surely the greatest Alpine skier of all time. She also won a battle with herself.
Russian flag and anthem set to return at next month’s Paralympics after a decade-long absence
Russian athletes will compete under their own flag at the Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade, and the country's national anthem will be played for any gold medalists.
Sponsors are becoming more visible at the Winter Olympics with product placement and arena shoutouts
Eileen Gu and all the other freestyle skiers wait for their scores by a large Powerade-branded cooler, then glide away without taking a drink.
U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom to break 8-year Olympic drought
Mikaela Shiffrin's eight-year Olympic medal drought is over. The American skiing standout put in two dominant runs to win the women's slalom at the Winter Games on Wednesday by 1.50 seconds.
