Mikaela Shiffrin remembers her late father after winning Olympic slalom gold

Mikaela Shiffrin stood atop the Olympic podium, looking almost in disbelief at the gold medal around her neck. The American skiing star hadn’t simply won a slalom race to end her eight-year medal drought at the Winter Games and underline her status as surely the greatest Alpine skier of all time.

Everyone loves the Olympic cross country skiing dog

Wednesday's race had a surprise entrant.
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Wolfdog with amazing name crashes Olympic ski race, crosses finish line

World-class cross-country skiers have been upstaged by an unexpected furry competitor. It happened during qualifying for the women’s cross-country team sprint at the Olympics in Milan Cortina when a large dog ran onto the course and joined two athletes as they crossed the finish line.

Ski Mountaineering Awards Nikita Filippov the First 2026 Olympics AIN Medal [DETAILS]

It was a historic moment for ski mountaineering on Thursday, as athletes accepted the sport's first-ever Olympic medals in Italy. Ski Mountaineering's first Olympic final was also notable for awarding the first 2026 medal to an Individual Neutral Athlete,

Dog Joins Olympic Cross-Country Ski Race Near Finish Line, Fails to Medal

Good boy gone rogue as dog wanders onto course during Olympic cross country skiing race.

2026 Winter Olympics results: Alysa Liu shines in short program, Mac Forehand takes silver in skiing Big Air

Frostad swiped the gold medal back from Forehand by equalling that 98.25 on his final run, giving Norway its 14th gold of this year's Games. While Forehand couldn't nab gold, he walked away with an impressive silver medal in what commentators called the best Big Air competition they've ever seen with outrageous scoring from the entire field.

US ski jumper Ben Loomis narrowly avoids leaf blower disaster at Olympics

Competing in the Nordic combined team sprint at the 2026 Winter Games, American ski jumper Ben Loomis was struck by a leaf blower as he was hurtling down the track to begin his jump and managed to evade serious injury. Despite the shock collision with his shoulder, Loomis, 27, was able to land without issue.

Eileen Gu 'Exhausted' from Olympics Schedule, Eyes 3rd Freestyle Skiing Medal

China's Eileen Gu discussed her busy schedule as she attempts to earn her third medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics after qualifying for the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe final on Thursday.

Olympics-Alpine skiing-Another Games? Shiffrin sees a change coming in her career

By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin has more records to break, more wins to celebrate and surely more medals to drape around her neck. But the most successful Alpine skier in World Cup history,