4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (143+ words) The newly reconstructed Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, will be a busy venue during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Also called the Eugenio Monti Sliding Centre, in honor of the late highly decorated Italian bobsledder and two-time Olympic champion, the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (427+ words) A test of an athlete's power and endurance, Nordic combined has been an Olympic staple since the first Winter Games in Chamonix, France, in 1924. As the action unfolds at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, here is everything to know about…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (217+ words) BERN, Switzerland -- Snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal in the sport's first Olympic race, died after being trapped in an avalanche, the Swiss ski federation said Tuesday. He was 50. Kestenholz was third in snowboard giant slalom at the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (406+ words) One of the most thrilling competitions at the Winter Olympics is bobsled. The 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will feature athletes from around the world speeding down narrow, icy tracks in mechanically engineered sleds in an exhilarating, nerve-racking race against time. A staple…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1065+ words) Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scores in his fourth straight game and notches the 917th goal of his career. (0:45) For months, there were various projections for which NHL players would make their nations' rosters for the 2026 Olympic Games. Now those projections have…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (492+ words) MILAN -- The International Olympic Committee says it's impressed with the new hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Games, even if parts of it still look like a building site. The Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena will be one of the focal…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (447+ words) SEMMERING, Austria -- Mikaela Shiffrin came from behind to win a World Cup night slalom in tough conditions Sunday and extend her winning streak in the discipline to six races. The American was fourth, more than half a second off the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (211+ words) Norwegian biathlon Olympic hopeful Sivert Guttorm Bakken has died suddenly during a training camp in Italy. He was 27. Bakken was found dead in his hotel room in the Alpine town of Lavaze in the Trentino region of Italy, Norwegian TV…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (161+ words) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas and several other track and field stars are among those owed six-figure sums by Grand Slam Track, the racing league that filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. Scottie Scheffler has become one of the most prominent…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (278+ words) Cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has said that he broke his leg after a mountain bike accident, in what he has called the "worst crash I've ever had." The six-time Olympic champion said in an interview with Sky Sports that…...