Kirsty Coventry, the first female IOC President, declared the Winter Olympics open Friday. This year's Games are historic in more than one way. Here's why. (AP)

New IOC rules on gender eligibility expected ‘in next few months’ - An IOC spokesperson confirmed new regulations on eligibility to compete in women’s sport are expected in the first half of this year

MILAN (AP) — Change is coming to the Olympic program of sports and events and it is going to be uncomfortable for some, IOC president Kirsty Coventry cautioned on Tuesday. In a keynote speech before her first Olympic Games as its first female leader in its 130-year history,

Nicole Hoevertsz, vice president of the International Olympic Committee, said she has "full trust" in LA28 chair Casey Wasserman after local leaders called for his resignation following the release of a series of racy emails between him and Ghislaine Maxwell in the latest batch of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

IOC spokesman Mark Adams emphasized the importance of the initiative, saying that "protecting the female category is one of the key reforms she wants to bring in."

MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Global sports leaders have reached consensus on a new set of eligibility criteria for transgender athletes, with the new policy expected to be announced within the first half of this year, the International Olympic Committee said on Saturday.

Amid calls for his ouster for his association with Ghislaine Maxwell, L.A. 2028 Olympic committee chairman Casey Wasserman is greeted warmly by IOC officials in Milan.

MILAN (AP) — The IOC elected its first female member from Iran on Wednesday, who became its current youngest representative and opened the Olympic body to scrutiny over the country's record on women in sports.

Utah’s 2034 Winter Games have already been called "a great model" for permanent hosts.

The troubled Caribbean country, Haiti, has fielded two athletes for the Milan Cortina Winter Games, and they will proudly wear Haitian symbols — although one less than intended after intervention by the International Olympic Committee.