After the U.S. women fell to Canada in the curling bronze medal game, Switzerland and Sweden faced off for gold on Sunday ...

Olympics opening ceremonies tend to get more love than their closing counterparts. But a pair of NPR reporters who watched both in Italy left with a newfound appreciation for the latter.

The word "Olympics" is rooted in ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, the gods would descend from Mount Olympus into the town ...

The most geographically spread-out Olympics in history have concluded in Italy, leaving behind triumphs and controversies in ...

MILAN — Tradition holds that when you win an Olympic medal, you get that medal draped over your neck fairly quickly — usually a few minutes later, maybe a half-hour at most. Most Olympians don’t have ...

The Olympics have a long history of countries and participants using the games as a platform to build soft power, promote ...

LIVIGNO, Italy — Getting from the center of the Winter Games in Milan to this ski resort just a few miles from the Swiss border can be a thrill ride on its own, requiring hairpin turns through steep ...

The saying “Let the Games begin!” first applied to the Winter Olympics in 1924. That was when the first official Olympic Games took place, representing the culmination of more than three decades of ...

There are a lot of perks to being an Olympic athlete. In exchange for dedicating countless hours to their craft, often beginning when they are just young children, those who reach the Olympic level ...