What are Olympic medals made of? The answer varies depending on the time period of the Olympics you look into. (AP Photo) ...

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

Greece's Olympic Team looks to skier Alexandros Ioannis Ginnis for its first medal in the Winter Games starting in the ...

Kirsty Coventry, the multi-Olympic swimming champion who last year became the first woman to lead the International Olympic ...

So that question begs for two answers. The very first Olympic games were 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. There was one event, a sprint race to honor Zeus. and it wasn't until people were crashing out on it ...

Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin in one week, and the United Nations and organizers are calling for a 7-week pause of all wars worldwide — as they do every time the Olympics take place.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin in one week, and the United Nations and organizers are calling for a 7-week pause of all wars worldwide — as they do every time the Olympics take place.

Mariah Carey took center stage to help kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at 100-year-old San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy.

Athletes on the podium at the Winter Olympics in Italy this month will be awarded the most expensive medals in the history of the Games, thanks to soaring precious metals prices.

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced the U.S. delegation to attend the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Olympics, including a handful of gold-medal-winning athletes and a couple of ...