Here are some of the most unusual Winter Olympic sports in history, from ski ballet and military patrol to dog sled racing ...

The Olympic Games are often framed as the pinnacle of individual excellence, but every so often, they become something more ...

As the 2026 Winter Olympics close, the BBC rounds up some of the most stunning photos captured from the Games, and compares ...

Ski Mountaineering made its Olympic debut on Thursday. For fans and competitors alike, it was a day to remember.

Young stars often get hyped up at the Winter Olympics. Teen skiers and early-20s snowboarders usually shape the games. Yet ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics medal count is taking shape as the Milano Cortina Games begin to wind down. Norway sits atop the ...

In the men's cross-country team spring, Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher surged to silver to deliver the United States its ...

Here's a look at the discipline of ski mountaineering in the 2026 Winter Olympics, how it works and who's competing.

Christian Petersen / The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. The snow fell in the Italian Alps on Thursday, as often happens in February in these parts. Sideways, downwards, into ...

Milano Cortina will be remembered for the performances of a Norwegian superstar and a Ukrainian skeleton racer's "helmet of ...

What makes the Winter Olympics different? Its sheer range: the daredevilry of skiing, precision of curling, and synchronicity of sleds darting through icy pits.

Mikaela Shiffrin stood atop the Olympic podium, looking almost in disbelief at the gold medal around her neck. The American skiing star hadn’t simply won a slalom race to end her eight-year medal ...