Wait, What Euphemism Are We Using for Russian Olympians Now?

What are they doing there? And what’s the deal with that clunky Individual Neutral Athletes phrase? The story of Russia at ...
Davidson College

How the First Olympic Games Shaped Modern Competition

Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...

Korean War vet to get Medal of Honor for longest dogfight in US military history

At the age of 100, naval aviator Capt. Royce Williams is set to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the ...
Oceanliner Designs on MSN

Murder on the RMS Olympic - The disappearance of Agnes Tufverson

Agnes Tufverson boarded the Olympic and was never seen again. This video examines one of the most disturbing maritime mysteries ever recorded.
NBC Los Angeles

What to know about the history of Winter Olympic medals ahead of Milan Cortina

Here is a guide to the history of Olympic medals, the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics medal design and what Olympians do ...
Las Vegas News on MSNOpinion

The most bizarre coincidences in world history

Life has a strange way of throwing curveballs that defy logic. Sometimes reality feels stranger than fiction, and the ...
National Hockey League

NHL launches new website chronicling League's Olympic history

History will be made this February when NHL players head to the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. As they return to the Winter Games for the first time since 2014, the League is chronicling ...
Powder

How The 1956 Winter Olympics Changed “Everything” In Cortina, Italy

Lifelong Cortina residents “Tita” Pordon and Bruno Colli reflect on how the 1956 Olympics changed their lives. With more than 100 years of Winter Olympics history, no city or ski resort has ever ...
Mercury News

Canadian ice master makes Olympic history with the Games’ 1st indoor temporary speedskating rink

RHO, Italy (AP) — No ice is colder and harder than speedskating ice. The precision it takes has meant that Olympic speedskaters have never competed for gold on a temporary indoor rink – until the 2026 ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Canadian ice master makes Olympic history with the Games' 1st indoor temporary speedskating rink

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. RHO, Italy — No ice is colder and harder than speedskating ice. The precision it takes has meant ...
NBC Olympics

U.S. Figure Skating announces the 2026 Olympic team

Following the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, the Olympic selection committee announced the 16 athletes that have been named to Team USA. With some breakthrough surprises and some ...
USA Today

How a stranger's kindness helped make Olympic gold

As the world counts down to Milan-Cortina 2026, Kind Alert—our daily series celebrating moments of kindness and humanity at the Games—is revisiting unforgettable Olympic moments that prove sports ...