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 ...

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Snowboarder Benjamin Karl might be looking for a new nickname after the Austrian’s impressive victory celebration following his second straight Olympic title. After winning gold in the men’s parallel giant slalom on Sunday, Feb. 8 at the Milan Cortina Winter ...

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 ...

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 ...