Danielle Yang, 19, a first-year student at Caltech in Pasadena, can list all the times wearing hearing aids and playing sports were not compatible. They would stop working when she got whacked in the ...

Team USA’s four-man bobsled team received a boost of motivation for the Milano Cortina Olympics through handwritten letters ...

Tenley Albright, the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating, was honored recently at an event in Milan, Italy. The celebration marked 70 years since ...

Athletes can reach speeds of up to 96 miles per hour, according to our analysis, which is faster than a cheetah.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, the difference between the youngest and oldest competitors will span nearly four decades. But how unusual is this age gap?

Snowboarder Jake Pates reached the halfpipe finals during a recent competition in Italy, marking a successful return to one ...

In honor of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, the Scottville Library celebrated by savoring some Italian food and learning about Italian Cuisine.

Stoats, or Mustela erminea, are a species of mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern parts of North America. This puts ...

Milan has never hosted the Olympics, but Cortina d’Ampezzo has, back in 1956. Cortina, known as "Queen of the Dolomites," is a premier ski resort in northern Italy, about 250 miles from Milan.

Milan, a financial and fashion hub in northern Italy, will host ice sports such as figure skating and hockey, while Cortina, ...

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