For U.S. pairs skater Danny O'Shea, these Olympics are 30 years in the making

O'Shea is the oldest U.S. Olympic pairs skater since 1932 and the oldest figure skater — from any country — to make their Olympic debut since 1948, according to Team USA. O'Shea credited the difficult ...

18 fun facts about the Olympics through the years

From the Games’ Greek origins to their first foray into Asia, the Olympics are known for bringing nations from all around the ...

A fugitive on the run for years is arrested when he turns up at the Olympics to watch hockey

A Slovak fugitive who had been on the run for 16 years was finally arrested when he turned up in Milan to support his national ice hockey team at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, police said ...

In just 25 years, dozens of places will be too warm to host the Winter Olympics

As humans continue to burn planet-heating fossil fuels, winter is changing: Snowfall is declining, snowpack is shrinking and temperatures are rising in many places. For those who rely on snow for ...