Armin Zoeggeler – Credit: USA Today By David Kirton THE ABSOLUTE BASICS The fastest sport in the Olympics, a single rider goes feet-first and face-up, steering themselves down a special track with their calf muscles and shoulders down, at speeds ...
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway in action during the men’s downhill training on February 4, 2022 in Yanqing China. – Credit: Getty Images The Alpine skiing men’s downhill event holds the distinction as the sport’s fastest and most dangerous discipline. ...
curling stone – Credit: Getty Images Curling stones explained Curling isn’t a new sport to the Olympics, but sometimes it can seem like one of the most complicated. If you’ve watched any mixed doubles games so far, you may have ...
Katharina Mueller and Tim Dieck of Germany skate in the ice dance rhythm dance team event during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium. – Credit: Getty Images Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale ...
Lizzy Yarnold – Credit: Getty Images By Martyn Herman Jan 29 (Reuters) – For a country that does not even boast a skeleton track, Britain’s record at producing Olympic medal winners in the high-speed sliding sport is phenomenal. Since skeleton ...
A shirtless Pita Taufatofua holds the Tongan flag during an Olympic Opening Ceremony – Credit: USA TODAY Sports Olympic viewers hoping to catch a familiar glimpse of Pita Taufatofua, the Tongan athlete perhaps best known for appearing shirtless as his ...
Jeremy Colliton looks on from behind the bench. – Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports Jeremy Colliton has been named the head coach of the Canadian men’s ice hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics as Claude Julien is unable to travel after sustaining ...
Christopher Plys (L) and Vicky Persinger of the United States look on during the Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials final at Curl Mesabi Curling Club on October 31, 2021 in Eveleth, Minnesota. – Credit: David Berding/Getty Images Vicky Persinger and Chris ...
Kendall Coyne Schofield and Hilary Knight skate around the ice wearing gold medals and holding a U.S. flag – Credit: USA TODAY Sports On the night of February 20, 2018, Olympic fans in the United States may have watched Lindsey ...
Red Gerard, Chloe Kim, Shaun White and Jamie Anderson composite – Credit: Sean M. Haffey/Tom Pennington/Getty Images PyeongChang Olympic gold medalists in halfpipe – Chloe Kim and Shaun White – and slopestyle – Jamie Anderson and Red Gerard – are all returning to defend their Games ...