Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back.

A month after tearing her labrum, two-time defending Olympic champ Chloe Kim topped qualifying in snowboard halfpipe at the 2026 Winter Games.

Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee says.

News that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit will be present at the upcoming Winter Games has sparked confusion and concern in Italy.

Organizers of the Salt Lake City 2034 Winter Games have announced a fundraising effort that they say is the largest philanthropic campaign supporting a host city in Olympic and Paralympic history.

The IOC has signed a $3 billion deal with its long-time United States broadcast partner NBC for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics and the 2036 Summer Games.

Seven candidates are competing for one of the biggest and best jobs in world sports that traditionally becomes available only every 12 years.

The French Alps' bid to host the 2030 Winter Games has been approved by the International Olympic Committee with conditions attached.

Salt Lake City has been formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris.

If you got really into the Winter Olympics this year, and you’re missing the excitement, hopefully you can check out the final few days of the Paralympic Games.

At the Winter Games, host China succeeded in squelching public discussion by athletes of its human rights record.

The U.S. finished the 2022 Winter Olympics with 24 medals, behind Norway, ROC, Germany, and Canada.

A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior.

An early look at who could be back for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.

Results, updates and news from Day 16 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 20.

Timothy LeDuc made history as the first openly non-binary Olympian to compete at the Winter Games, and the American pairs figure skater hopes to pave the way for others to enter the sport without being bound by gender stereotypes.

Switzerland's Michelle Gisin wins back-to-back gold medals in the women's combined.

Alexander Bolshunov is on track to have an historic Olympics.

Mikaela Shiffrin increased her Winter Olympics schedule to six events by committing to the mixed team event.

Marin Hamill had to be stretchered off the course after crashing in her second qualifying run.

Results, updates, and news from Day 10 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday, February 14.

Results, updates, and news from Day 8 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Saturday, February 12.

Elana Meyers Taylor's schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics: when, where and how to watch or stream every event via NBC, Peacock, USA Network and NBCOlympics.com.

To stage the Winter Games in the Chinese capital, organizers embarked on a massive public works campaign, constructing new venues and piping millions of gallons of water up into the arid surrounding mountains to create fake snow for ski competitions.

The men's snowboard cross big final came down to the wire, with Austrian Alessandro Haemmerle defeating Eliot Grondin of Canada for Olympic gold.

Denmark earned its first-ever victory in a men's Olympic hockey game with a major upset over the Czechs at the 2022 Winter Games.

Latvia's Martins Dukurs, often considered the world's greatest skeleton slider, could finally win his first gold in his fifth Winter Games.

NBC’s Mike Tirico began the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics by saying “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other.

The Slovenian team of Nika Kriznar, Timi Zajc, Ursa Bogataj and Peter Prevc solidified another gold medal for Slovenia and broke through the 1000-point barrier in the process.

Tough weather conditions continue to impact medal-favorites like Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, who struggled in the men's skiathlon.

Returning to the Winter Games for the first time in 24 years, Jamaica's 2022 four-man bobsled team is up against the odds.

The first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics was awarded to Therese Johaug of Norway. The most decorated nation in the history of the Winter Games claimed another gold medal with Johaug’s final time of 44:13.7 as she surged to the finish line in the women’s skiathlon event.

American Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin expressed concern over the windy conditions at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center.

An inside look at what Olympians are doing upon their arrival at the Olympics Village for the 2022 Winter Games.

At the age of 17, Kamaltürk Yalqun was chosen to help carry the Olympic flame ahead of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys will be representing Team USA in this year's mixed doubles Olympic curling event.

The NBC Olympics VR by Xfinity app is now available to download from the Oculus Quest 2 app store. Over the course of the 2022 Winter Games, U.S. users can enjoy 150 hours of immersive 8K coverage.

Abby Roque, who will become the first Native American woman to play on the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team, was featured on the "My New Favorite Olympian" podcast.

A new report shows that an app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception.

At least one and as many as three Olympic berths were decided on day one of the 2022 U.S. Speed Skating Olympic Trials.

Learn how to watch or stream the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on TV or online.

Meet the U.S. short track team for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Get to know Olympic hopeful Mariah Bell as she eyes the 2022 Winter Games.

Get to know Olympic figure skater Alexa Knierim as she aims for the 2022 Winter Games.

See the outfits that the U.S. Olympic Team will wear during the Closing Ceremony at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

The Olympic flame has arrived in Beijing amid calls from critics for a boycott of the Winter Games which are set to be staged in February.

The Beijing Winter Olympics open in four months — just six months after the Summer Games wrapped up in Tokyo.

Learn about the history of skeleton at the Olympic Games.

Learn about the competition format for skeleton at the Beijing Olympic Games.

With the flame extinguished in Tokyo this past weekend, the torch for the Summer Olympics -- seeing as the Winter Games in Beijing are just six months away -- has been passed to Paris, the host of the 2024 Summer Games.

The Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim group who live in China’s northwestern region. The Chinese persecution of these people reportedly includes indoctrination camps and forced sterilization of women.

The IOC entered into a partnership with the Chinese Olympic committee to buy and provide vaccines for people taking part in the upcoming games in both Tokyo and Beijing. Bach said the IOC would “pay for extra doses” for Olympic and Paralympic participants. The Tokyo Olympics are set to open on July 23, and the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing are scheduled for February. Distribution will be through international agencies or existing vaccine agreements countries have with China, Bach said. China, where the COVID-19 outbreak emerged in late 2019, has actively engaged in vaccine diplomacy, using doses developed by Sinovac and Sinopharm.