A brand new Olympic sport will make its debut in coming days, and an Illinois athlete will be on the slopes for the event. Ski mountaineering, long a sporting fixture in numerous European countries ...

Olympic officials ruled that Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated a prohibition on political speech, setting off outrage at the Winter Games in Italy. He plans to appeal the decision. By Heather ...

The bronze medalist said he wants to "put this behind me and focus on the Olympics" Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Sturla Holm Lægreid apologized to his teammate and his ex-girlfriend for his viral ...

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

THE girlfriend of Sturla Holm Laegreid has admitted she is finding it “hard to forgive” the Winter Olympian after he publicly declared that he cheated on her. Holm Laegreid stunned viewers on Tuesday ...

Want more Olympics updates? Subscribe here to get our newsletter, Rachel Goes to the Games, delivered to your inbox for a behind-the-scenes look at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. MILAN — Ilia ...

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"Just 'cause I'm wearing the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the U.S.," skier Hunter Hess said at a news conference ahead of the games. First-time Olympian Hunter Hess has ...

President Donald Trump called United States Olympic skier Hunter Hess a "loser" on social media Sunday, Feb. 8 in an apparent response to Hess' comments earlier this week that it is difficult to ...

LIVIGNO – Maïa Schwinghammer didn’t need a medal run to become part of the Olympic conversation in Italy. The 24-year-old Canadian freestyle skier from Saskatoon found herself in the spotlight after ...

They’re getting gold medals in ungratefulness. Woke Team USA members expressed “mixed emotions” about representing the Stars and Stripes at the Winter Olympics, sparking calls by some Americans to ...

American figure skater Ilia Malinin came to the Winter Olympic Games saying he isn't here only for scoring records or gold medals – he wants to change figure skating forever. On Saturday, he completed ...