It’s January 1964. The hosts of Austria’s first Winter Olympics are facing a dire prospect as the Alps surrounding ...

Curling, short-track speedskating and ice capades — excuse me, ice dancing — all began their current Olympic runs as ...

As the world watches athletes compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, medal ceremonies have captured global attention. Here’s everything you need to know about Olympic medals.

A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first gold in 32 years.

Just a four-hour train ride from Milan on the Italy-French border is the beautiful coastal city of Menton, France. This city, which has a rich culture intertwined with the identity of the French ...

I, Tonya, The Bronze, Miracle, Munich, Cool Runnings, and more make up our list of the best movies about the Olympics.

Since the first official Olympic Games in 1896, several sports have fallen to the wayside. Here are 11 sports that used to be ...

The Winter Olympics are currently taking place in Italy, and with the Games come national pride and thrilling competitions for fans of sport all over the world. In 2028, the Summer Olympics will take ...

US superstar Ilia Malinin goes for gold in the men’s figure skating while Ukrainian skeleton athlete fights his Olympics DQ, among other events. Follow CNN for live updates.

This is part of Slate’s 2026 Olympics coverage. Read more here. After the doping scandal at the center of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, I wrote that if skating could not find a way ...

The Olympics have come a long way from their roots, particularly the Winter Games, whose earliest editions resembled winter carnivals.

The Santa Cruz police were deluged one January evening in 1928 with numerous complaints about roller skating boys disturbing the peace,” writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. “Yet ...