By Lori Ewing MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - When Ilia Malinin launched himself into a backflip at the Milano Cortina Olympics, it detonated through the crowd like a firecracker and even brought tennis great Novak Djokovic to his feet with his hands on his head in disbelief.

The men of figure skating took their first turn in the singles competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, and " Quad God " Ilia Malinin lived up to the hype with a short program that scored a...

Malinin might look a spindly figure to the naked eye.

Two-time gold medalist Chloe Kim could become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals on Thursday when she competes in the halfpipe final, after posting the top qualifying s...

An all-time great comeback and a controversial exclusion are dominating the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6.

In Thursday’s women’s halfpipe final, Kim held the lead with a first-run score of 88.00 but was bested by the 17-year-old from South Korea, who notched 90.25 on her final run, a score made all the mor...

The United States is fielding its biggest Winter Olympics team ever for the 2026 Games, with 232 athletes going for the gold. Skier Breezy Johnson won America's first gold medal of the Games in women's downhill,

The Milan Cortina Olympics continue on Tuesday, marking the first event in Milan for skier Mikaela Shiffrin, and the U.S. women's hockey team will face rival Canada.

For the first time since 2014, NHL players will be competing at the Olympics, and that means the U.S. roster will be littered with some of the biggest names in hockey.