LAKE PLACID — It was Jan. 10, and the U.S. luge athletes at the Zoom press conference had just made the Olympic team — but they were far from celebratory. Except for some laughs and jokes from Summer Britcher, the mood was weary. “This has definitely been a very tough year,” ...

BEIJING (AP) — Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor was chosen Wednesday to be a flagbearer for the U.S. Olympic team but will not be able to attend the Winter Games opening ceremony because she’s in isolation after a positive COVID-19 test. Speedskater Brittany Bowe will take her place in ...

Here’s the Olympic live streaming schedule. All times are Eastern. Feb, 5: 6:10 a.m. Men’s Singles Luge: Runs 1 and 2 https://stream.nbcolympics.com/mens-singles-luge-run-1-2 Feb. 6: 6:30 a.m. Men’s Singles Luge: Runs 3 and ...

The mascot of the 2022 Olympic WInter Games is a cheerful panda called Bing Dwen Dwen. According to the International Olympic Committee, in Mandarin Chinese (the official dialect of China), “Bing” has several meanings, though the most common is ice. The word also symbolises purity and ...

The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 medals, named “Tong Xin” (meaning “together as one”), were unveiled Oct. 26 at a “Together for a Shared Future” ceremony in Beijing. They are composed of five rings and a center; the design is based on Chinese ancient jade concentric circle ...

(Editor’s note: This story is part of an “Olympic Legacy” series to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the III Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid in 1932. What happened that year led to this village hosting the XIII Olympic Winter Games in 1980 and the continuing legacy of training ...