Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo are the hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Milan is Italy’s second most populated city and is considered the economic capital of the country. Milan will host multiple ...

Skateboarding was added to the Tokyo Games lineup as part of a wider initiative to grow the Olympics' appeal with younger audiences, by way of sports that are particularly popular in the host nation.

Men's 18km Sitting 9:00 p.m. NBCOlympics.com, USA Women's 15km Sitting 10:45 a.m. NBCOlympics.com, USA The first cross-country skiing events of the Paralympic Games will be long-distance sitting races ...

In the final individual race of his storied Paralympic career, Canadian cross-country skiing legend Brian McKeever won gold in the middle-distance visually impaired event. It's the 16th gold medal of ...

Rowing made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Paris Games. The sport was actually on the program at the 1896 Olympics in Athens but was canceled due to bad weather. Until 1976, there was only a men's ...

The United States leads the way with 50 gold medals, the most of any country in Olympic boxing history. The only country that comes close to that total is Cuba, which currently has 41 gold medals. How ...

If there is a sudden drop in the temperature in Tokyo, it's because of the ice in Simone Biles' veins. The four-time Olympic gold medalist returned to the competition floor in the Ariake Arena for the ...

The main objective in wrestling is to pin the opponent, which is achieved by holding his or her shoulder blades to the mat for about a second. A pin, also known as a "fall," automatically ends the ...

Downhill is considered a speed event. It features the longest course, the fastest speeds and the fewest turns. Each athlete gets one run down the mountain, with the gold medal going to the athlete ...

Trimetazidine, known as TMZ, is a drug used to treat angina and other heart-related conditions. It works by increasing blood flow to the heart and limiting rapid swings in blood pressure. The drug is ...

Alpine snowboarding: A type of snowboarding that involves racing through gates on groomed courses. Parallel giant slalom is the only discipline within Alpine snowboarding that will be staged at the ...

Muattar Nabieva of Uzbekistan set the Olympic record of 98kg in the snatch, where Diaz was unable to complete her attempt at 99kg. Nabieva was less of a factor in the clean and jerk and wound up in ...