Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week.

MILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava made history for Georgia on Monday, winning the tiny South Caucasus country's first Winter Olympic medal by claiming silver in the pairs figure skating event of the Milano Cortina Games.

Four years after walking away from Beijing without a medal, the 25-year-old Norwegian skier arrived at the games with hope and the weight of an unfinished Olympic story. And when he charged down the slope in Bormio for his first run,

Niall Treacy, ranked No.22 in the world, entered the 2026 Winter Olympics as an outside contender. However, at the 1500 meters event, he was in with a chance. Treacy powered through a stacked 1500m field to reach his first Olympic Final by winning his semifinal. Unfortunately, the final did not go the way he or the fans would have hoped.

A Winter Olympics medal continues to be elusive for Nina O'Brien and the American alpine ski racer knows where she went wrong in latest run

Olympic stars are learning that the same spotlight that elevates their sport can also potentially tarnish their legacies.

Lindsey Vonn’s quest for a fourth medal in the Winter Olympics came to a bitter end after an unfortunate turn of events. Competing in her first medal event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, the 41-year-old crashed barely 13 seconds into her run at the downhill final.