OLYMPICS

Study up on this breaking terminology so you know what you’re talking about you’re watching the sport at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Discover the intriguing origins of everything from Oreos to Juicy Fruit gum to sparkling water, exploring their hidden histories and unexpected beginnings, from vaudeville fads to accidental inventions.

Wilma Rudolph made history as a Black woman athlete at the 1960 Rome Olympics, becoming the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics.

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali once saved a man's life, fought tooth decay, and tussled with an NHL enforcer.

Nathan Chen won gold against a backdrop of Elton John songs. But who shelled out for the music license?

Olympic curling stones are pretty self-policing—here's what those green and red lights can tell you.

Racism shut her out of competitive figure skating, but Mabel Fairbanks made her mark on the sport anyway.

Freeskiers have been making their own rules since the inception of their sport. Here’s the skinny on why some choose to forgo the poles.

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu probably has enough plush Winnie the Poohs to open a store. But he’s not the only skater who gets stuffed animals—here’s why.

Here are 10 trailblazing Black athletes who, despite the odds, made history at the Winter Olympic Games.

Months after the Norwegian women’s beach handball team protested the bikini mandate, the International Handball Federation has updated its rules.

Maria Andrejczyk earned her first-ever Olympic medal this summer after battling back from bone cancer. She immediately sold it in order to help an 8-month-old in need.