3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (445+ words) Ukraine has condemned two-time Olympic diver Sofiia Lyskun's switch to represent Russia amid the ongoing war and will try to strip her of awards. The 23-year-old Lyskun told the Russian newspaper Izvestia this week that "coaches" incompetence" was a factor…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (334+ words) The newest sport on the Olympic program made its debut Thursday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. It goes by the name "skimo," short for ski mountaineering. It's basic principles are simple: race up the slope and back down as…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1085+ words) Every time Nikita Filippov races, it's an uphill struggle. At the Olympics, even more so. The 23-year-old from Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is a medal contender in the rugged new Olympic sport of ski mountaineering. At the Milan Cortina…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (265+ words) Video highlights: 'The Blade Angels' and men's big air final Tuesday at 2026 Winter Olympics'WDSU Women's figure skating kicks off Tuesday, highlighting an action-packed day at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.There are seven medal events Tuesday, including the men's Nordic…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (154+ words) It's another action-packed Saturday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Eight medals will be awarded Saturday, including women's dual moguls; women's cross-country relay; men's giant slalom; women's biathlon 7.5k sprint; women's speed skating team pursuit; women's skeleton; men's ski jumping large…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (193+ words) Video highlights: Ilia Malinin, U.S. hockey and more Friday at 2026 Winter Olympics'WDSU It's another action-packed Friday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, headlined by two-time world champion Ilia Malinin.The American "Quad God" is a gold medal favorite in the men's…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (177+ words) WATCH: Italy's Lollobrigida smashes the Olympic 3000m record at speed skating opener'WDSU Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida smashed the Olympic 3000m record to open the speed skating competition in Milan, winning Italy's first gold medal of the 2026 Games and its first-ever gold in women's…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (202+ words) The biathlon made its debut in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, but it was not until 1992 that women's events were added. It remains the only Winter Olympic event in which the United States has not won a medal. But one American…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (299+ words) All eyes on Stolz: What to know about speedskating at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics'WDSU Long track speedskating " sometimes referred to simply as "long track" or just "speedskating" " was a part of the original Winter Olympics back in 1924, when only…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (181+ words) The origins of snowboarding go back to Christmas Day 1965, when an engineer named Sherman Poppen strapped two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a "snurfer" and started selling them the next year. Video above:…...