olympics

Hollywood has taken a few liberties on the ice—and the judges are not impressed.

There's a strategy to all that shouting.

You can still get your curling fix after the Olympics end.

The 1944 Summer Olympics may have never actually happened, but one Polish Prisoner of War camp was determined to keep the tradition alive.

Hint: It doesn't happen in the snow.

Have you been watching the figure skating competition at the Olympics and wondering what the heck is going on? Why isn't anyone getting 6.0 scores any more? And why did the guy who fell on a quadruple salchow still win over guys that didn't fall at all?

Tonya Harding (left) and Nancy Kerrigan practice before the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Tales of scandal, impropriety, and calumny—they're as old as the sport of figure skating itself. Here are a few of the most memorable.

Although Innsbruck has a well-deserved reputation as a winter sports mecca, it was dangerously low on snow and ice in the weeks leading up the 1964 Games. So the organizers called in the troops.

Like, say, Darth Vader's stunt double.

The sport can be harrowing and even deadly, and is risky enough that it has been banned from the Olympics—twice.

In our book, it takes more than athleticism to become a true Olympic hero.

Figure skater Mirai Nagasu just became the first American woman to land a triple axel in Olympic competition.

Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

The sport of curling has been around for centuries, but it's only gotten its due at the Olympics over the past three decades.

Team Canada's Laura Stacey of takes a bite of her gold medal after the Women's Ice Hockey Gold Medal match between Team Canada and Team United States at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Watch the Olympics and you might notice a number of medalists gnawing on their gold or silver prize like an old-time prospector. They already know it tastes like victory, so what's the deal?

Here's a quick, stripped-down primer on everyone's favorite icy alternative to shuffleboard.

The Pierre de Coubertin medal, named after the founder of the modern Olympics, is given to athletes and other people within the sporting industry who epitomize good sportsmanship or particularly noteworthy contributions to the Olympic Games.

Athletes in the Winter Games who win big might need to have a talk with their accountants: It's considered income.

From the Jamaican bobsled team to an Indian luger, there's a long history of athletes from more tropical climates infiltrating the ranks of the (c)old guard at the Winter Olympics.

That triple Lutz takes some serious fuel.

Learn a bit more about the history behind some of the brightly colored flags that will be on display at the Olympics.

A scene from the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

The Tokyo Olympics have been rescheduled for this summer. In anticipation of the event, we're looking back on the most epic moments from opening ceremonies past.