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Olympic downhill champion Corinne Suter out for a month after training crash

Olympic downhill champion Corinne Suter out for a month after training crash

The Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 10:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Olympic downhill champion Corinne Suter crashed in training, the Swiss team said Thursday, and cannot ski until about a month before she is due to defend her title.
Olympic flame for Milan Cortina Winter Games arrives in Italy following handover in Greece

Olympic flame for Milan Cortina Winter Games arrives in Italy following handover in Greece

Andrea Rosa And Elena Becatoros, Associated Press  |  Updated Dec. 4 - 10:14 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games landed in Rome on Thursday following a handover in Greece.
Kagiyama uses mistake by Malinin to lead short program at Grand Prix Final

Kagiyama uses mistake by Malinin to lead short program at Grand Prix Final

Jim Armstrong, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 7:25 a.m.  |  Save Story

Yuma Kagiyama upstaged world champion Ilia Malinin of the United States to lead the men's short program at the figure skating Grand Prix Final on Thursday.
Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail

Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail

Eddie Pells, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 3 - 9:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

The next Olympic doping scandal could be delivered right to your doorstep.
Utah 2034 Olympic brand designer explains meaning behind logo, responds to criticism

Utah 2034 Olympic brand designer explains meaning behind logo, responds to criticism

Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV  |  Posted Dec. 2 - 3:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

According to Molly Mazzolini, the creative designer behind the Utah 2034 branding, there is more meaning in the design than many people might notice at first.
Russian skiers and snowboarders allowed by CAS to try to qualify for Winter Olympics

Russian skiers and snowboarders allowed by CAS to try to qualify for Winter Olympics

Graham Dunbar, Associated Press  |  Posted Dec. 2 - 7:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

Russian skiers and snowboarders won a court ruling on Tuesday to apply as neutral athletes for qualification events to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after nearly four years of being excluded during the war on Ukraine.
Harnessing the power of AI to help revolutionize Olympic-level figure skating

Harnessing the power of AI to help revolutionize Olympic-level figure skating

Dave Skretta, Associated Press  |  Updated Dec. 2 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

American figure skater Andrew Torgashev was at an invitation-only camp organized by U.S. Figure Skating not long ago, a chance for elite athletes preparing for the high-level Grand Prix season to work out any flaws in their performances.
Keeping Team USA healthy at Italy's 2026 Winter Games

Keeping Team USA healthy at Italy's 2026 Winter Games

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Dec. 1 - 12:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is serious about reminding Team USA athletes to protect their health ahead of the 2026 Winter Games.
No backup plan for Milan Olympic ice hockey arena as construction goes down to the wire

No backup plan for Milan Olympic ice hockey arena as construction goes down to the wire

Daniella Matar, Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 30 - 4:55 a.m.  |  Save Story

There is no backup stadium if the main ice hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Games is not ready on time.
Meet the former Sen. Mitt Romney staffer who's joined Utah's Olympic organizers

Meet the former Sen. Mitt Romney staffer who's joined Utah's Olympic organizers

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Nov. 29 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kelsey Berg's knowledge of the state beyond its urban areas impressed Romney during their first meeting as the former GOP presidential nominee was planning his 2018 Senate run.
Odermatt wins season-opening super-G at Copper Mountain as Kilde's return reduces Shiffrin to tears

Odermatt wins season-opening super-G at Copper Mountain as Kilde's return reduces Shiffrin to tears

The Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 27 - 2:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt started the World Cup super-G season with a Thanksgiving win at Copper Mountain on Thursday, while Aleksander Aamodt Kilde reduced fiancée Mikaela Shiffrin to tears by making his comeback after nearly two years out.
Odermatt wins season-opening super-G at Copper Mountain as Kilde's return reduces Shiffrin to tears

Odermatt wins season-opening super-G at Copper Mountain as Kilde's return reduces Shiffrin to tears

The Associated Press  |  Posted Nov. 27 - 2:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt started the World Cup super-G season with a Thanksgiving win at Copper Mountain on Thursday, while Aleksander Aamodt Kilde reduced fiancée Mikaela Shiffrin to tears by making his comeback after nearly two years out.
Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Derek Gatopoulos And Petros Giannakouris, Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 26 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

missing a little of its usual magic.
Praying for the sun: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony for the Winter Olympics

Praying for the sun: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony for the Winter Olympics

Derek Gatopoulos And Lefteris Pitarakis, Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 26 - 2:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

At a temple in Ancient Olympia, a flame is drawn from the sun to begin its journey to the Winter Games. The choreographed ceremony inspired by ancient Greece is designed to link the original games to today's global competition.
As clouds threaten ceremony, Greece prepares a backup flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

As clouds threaten ceremony, Greece prepares a backup flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Derek Gatopoulos And Thanassis Stavrakis, Associated Press  |  Posted Nov. 24 - 4:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

Even the gods need a backup plan.
First skeleton test race on controversial new Olympic sliding track won by Weston

First skeleton test race on controversial new Olympic sliding track won by Weston

The Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 21 - 2:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

The first official test race on the controversial sliding track being rebuilt for the Milan Cortina Olympics was won by skeleton world champion Matt Weston of Britain on Friday.
Olympics in doubt for Swiss ski star Gut-Behrami after knee injury in training

Olympics in doubt for Swiss ski star Gut-Behrami after knee injury in training

The Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 21 - 9:54 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ski star Lara Gut-Behrami has suffered a potentially career-ending left knee injury during training in the United States.
What's the Olympic Truce just approved by the United Nations?

What's the Olympic Truce just approved by the United Nations?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Nov. 21 - 9:42 a.m.  |  Save Story

A resolution urging countries to uphold the Olympic Truce has once again been approved by the United Nations. Here's what the truce is and what it entails.
LA Olympics will keep 'Intuit' on Clippers arena as part of groundbreaking venue-naming deal

LA Olympics will keep 'Intuit' on Clippers arena as part of groundbreaking venue-naming deal

Eddie Pells, Associated Press  |  Posted Nov. 21 - 8:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Intuit Dome will be called just that for the Los Angeles Olympics, after organizers struck a deal with the makers of tax and business software as part of a groundbreaking arrangement to sell naming rights for venues at the upcoming Summer Games.