Competitions at the Winter Olympics are defined by extremes: extreme air, extreme speed and extreme temperatures. On sliding tracks, athletes in luge, bobsleigh and skeleton break highway speed limits ...

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.

Every single curling stone in the Winter Olympics is crafted from a special granite found only on Ailsa Craig, a small ...

• Let the games begin: Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the 2026 Winter Olympics open. Two cauldrons — one in Milan and one in Cortina — have been lit, marking a first in the Winter Games’ ...

Gliding on the ice: US figure skater Maxim Naumov produced his best routine of the season on the world stage. He gave an emotional performance, remembering his parents who tragically died a year ago.

As humans continue to burn planet-heating fossil fuels, winter is changing: Snowfall is declining, snowpack is shrinking and temperatures are rising in many places. For those who rely on snow for ...

It’s been an exciting first full day of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. If you haven’t been with us for the last couple hours, here’s what to know: Men’s snowboard big air: Japan’s Kira Kimura ...

On Friday, a highly-anticipated winter sporting competition with a rich history will get underway – and it’s not just the Winter Olympics in Italy.

Sibling stoat mascots, Tina and Milo, are representing the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, respectively. One ...

Calorie intake and extreme eating habits aside, there are some key practices in Olympic athletes’ training and nutrition that the average person can emulate.

It is a uniquely female athlete’s quandary, the presumption that parenthood means the end of competition. This month, six American women will cart their baby gear along with their Team USA kits to ...

Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron arrived at the Milan Cortina Olympics amid a swirl of controversy, with the French ice dancers hoping to upset the dominant American duo of Madison ...