Olympics

Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died following an avalanche at a mountain resort. The country’s skiing federation says the incident took place at the Arosa resort in Switzerland. The 26-year-old Hediger competed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in the women’s snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event. Hediger achieved her first two World Cup...

Vonn’s return comes after a five-year hiatus that was punctuated by a knee replacement in April.

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has placed an employee on administrative leave after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide. USOPC officials sent an email to the U.S. Biathlon national team saying it wanted to commend the athletes who came...

Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others in positions of power on the U.S. Biathlon team were ignored or excused over decades by officials, athletes say.

Director Tim Fehlbaum takes viewers inside the hectic atmosphere of a control room in his most recent film, “September 5.” The movie follows a sports broadcasting crew covering the terrors attack on the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Former Olympic gold medalist and world champion Lindsey Vonn is returning to skiing, she announced Thursday.

Organizers of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games revealed the official branding and pictograms at an event in Milan on Wednesday.

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas talks about surprising Caitlin Clark with Simone Biles at an Indiana Fever home game and her role as Grand Marshal at the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon, produced by New York Road Runners.

Montgomery County honored the most decorated woman Olympian in history, designating Thursday Katie Ledecky Day and naming a street after her near her alma mater, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda.

Katie Ledecky’s high school celebrated the nine-time Olympic gold medalist Thursday, and a street was even named after her. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

How much will it cost to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy? It might not be as much as you think.

The IOC doesn’t have any Japanese sponsors now with the focus expected to shift to the Middle East and India for new income.

The DMV is home to one of the best hurdlers in the world. Masai Russell, a Bullis School alum, tells News4’s Molette Green about winning a gold medal and her plans for future Olympics.

It’s been nearly two weeks since the 2024 Paris Olympics ended, and athletes like Olympic gold medalist like UMD graduate Thea LaFond are back in the states. She competed for her native country Dominica in the triple jump, making history with the Caribbean island’s first medal. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.

Since the 1900s, Team USA has seen at least two dozen Olympic medals retroactively gained or revoked, for reasons ranging from doping to rules violations.

Whether counting medals by type, medals per athlete or medals by gender, here are all the ways to consider the medals won at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The Winter Olympics were last hosted in Beijing, China, in 2022. Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, is the host for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo will host the 2026 Winter Olympics, starting Feb. 6, 2026.

The one question Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is repeatedly asked about before her city hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics is traffic.

A new sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum pays tribute to one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.  Inspired by U.S. sprinter Tommie Smith, who with John Carlos raised his fist in protest during the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, the artwork commemorates the silent gesture during a time of civil unrest.  At first glance, the...