Athletes from around the world are in the Italian Alps for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday – including 13 ...

"Amid pressing international conflicts, the Olympics is one of the most significant geopolitical events of the year." ...

As the 2026 Winter Games get started, here are some of the ways Olympic athletes are stepping up to take climate action.

Three former Team USA snowboarders filed a lawsuit in Utah court against former Olympics coach Peter Foley and U.S. Ski & ...

The Olympic Games have historically rejected Black athletes based on race, banned them for protesting, disqualified them for ...

"Being a flagbearer is a huge opportunity for me, a good opportunity to tell the story of the values the Olympics focus on. It's a good opportunity for me as a Kenyan and an African to hold the flag ...

Even though the Olympics connect the global village, the Winter Games remain a distant dream for Africa, a continent where ...

Two Kenyans, Sabrina Wanjiku Simader and Issa Laborde, will compete in Alpine Skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, ...

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Kenya’s alpine skiing star Sabrina Simader, nicknamed the “Snow Leopard,” will miss the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina ...

The biggest Asian American name not on Team USA is Eileen Gu. The 22-year-old freestyle skier from San Francisco is once again competing for China. Not only is she ultra-talented in skiing, she ...

Simader, Kenya’s trailblazer on snow, will compete in Alpine Skiing at her third Olympic Games, further cementing her status ...