How Ilia Malinin Revolutionized Figure Skating with His Quadruple Axel

On Friday, the US Olympic skater known as the “Quad God” will compete in his last event of the 2026 Winter Games. Everyone ...

Jakara Anthony brings another freestyle Olympic gold to Australia in the wild debut of dual moguls

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Jakara Anthony brought another freestyle-skiing gold medal to Australia on Saturday, winning in the Winter Olympics debut of dual moguls, the wilder and more unpredictable cousin ...

From island to ice

Every curling stone that slides across the ice at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo traces its origin back to this ...

What is a quad axel? What to know about Ilia Malinin's signature move

Ilia Malinin is the only skater in history to complete a quad axel in competition. Here's what that means.

Alysa Liu quit figure skating after years of chasing success. The freedom she found brought her back to the Olympics

As they hiked the Himalayas in 2023, Alysa Liu and her best friend – Shay Newton – found themselves in a deep, existential argument.
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All Olympic curling stones come from this Scottish island. Here’s how they’re made

Every stone thrown at the Olympic curling tournaments comes from the same place — the remote island of Ailsa Craig, off the Scottish coast.

Rockstar athletes like Ilia Malinin often get 'the yips' at the Olympics. It can make them stronger

Ilia Malinin's painful falls at the Milan Cortina Games follow in a long tradition of great U.S. athletes who get the "yips" ...

Olympic gold-medal figure skater Alysa Liu is a Chainsaw Man superfan

Pochita plushie that she also carried on her person during the Winter Olympics' interview cycle. Pochita is the Chainsaw ...