Story MILAN — Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of the effects of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee said Feb. 4. Every Winter Games medal was won in February since the 1964 Innsbruck ...
MILAN — The U.S. women’s hockey team so thoroughly overwhelmed rival Canada that coach John Wroblewski issued a reminder that the 5-0 victory still left the Americans a long way from Olympic gold. “What’s the hardest part of climbing the mountain?” the fourth-year coach ...
MILAN — The determination that fuels an athlete’s ascent to the Olympics can explain why they believe they’re capable of enormous feats — even when they’re injured. Lindsey Vonn tore her left ACL but nine days later — Sunday, Feb. 8 — put on a brace and let it fly in the ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — For Breezy Johnson, the road to an Olympic gold medal was similar to the winning downhill run she turned in Sunday, Feb. 8: It was full of jarring bumps that nearly knocked her off course, but not off target. There was the knee injury here in Cortina during a ...
MILAN — On the same day Amber Glenn won Olympic gold as part of the team event, and stepped away from social media due to backlash over her comments on politics and the LGBTQ-plus community, the American figure skater ended up with another headache. Canadian artist Seb McKinnon, who ...
PREDAZZO, Italy — Domen Prevc knew he had done something special when he landed his final jump. He rolled his fists in the air, pointing his fingers skyward and took a bow as Slovenian flags waved and the crowd roared. Prevc’s jump not only helped Slovenia defend its gold medal in the ...