The U.S. men's hockey team was handed stuffed animals after winning gold in Milano Cortina. Here's why.

Each competitor who gets a medal also gets a stuffed animal. After the USA-Canada gold medal hockey match, it was especially bizarre. The Canadian players certainly wanted nothing to do with getting a ...

Sibling stoat mascots, Tina and Milo, are representing the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, respectively. One ecologist calls stoats “the greatest athletes of the animal world.” ...

"On the road to 2026, Tina and Milo won’t be alone — they’ll be joined by six little snowdrops called 'The Flo.' Together, they make a true team!" the Olympics page says. "They are six curious and ...

Drawings of Tina the stoat, the Olympic mascot, and her brother Milo, the Paralympic mascot, were designed by students of the ...

Canada’s heartbreaking loss to the U.S. turns into a viral debate over a surprising Winter Olympics medal ceremony tradition.

It was certainly an odd scene.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The two animals chosen as the mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are stoats, a weasel-like animal that's at risk because of climate change. One of the ...