As the 2026 Olympic Games unfold and draw global attention to the world’s best athletes, the moment offers an opportunity to look beyond the current competition and reflect on the legacy behind it.

The Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games are spread across 8,500 square miles in over a dozen venues.

Some Olympic venues are abandoned after the Games, but the main stadiums often get a second life as general sports arenas or concert venues.

The prospect of carbo-loading in Italy, the spiritual home of the dish, has many athletes’ mouths watering at the Winter ...

Breezy Johnson dedicates her first Olympic gold medal win in downhill skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics to her father after ...

Breezy Johnson is a Team USA skier who won the gold medal in the downhill at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Get to know her family and story.

Brutal heat. Dirt roads. Dust clouds and even rat poison. The 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon has fueled a deadly myth for decades. Here’s what really happened.

Athletes from more than 90 countries will compete for Winter Olympic medals in 116 events over 16 days, and USA TODAY is ...

Catch up with all the 2026 Winter Olympics medals handed after the conclusion of events on Feb. 13.

Explore how life looked 30 years ago with this photo collection from February 1996, capturing the essence of Nashville and Middle Tennessee.

MILAN (AP) — Czech speedskater Metodej Jilek spoke with a straight face and not a hint of irony as he explained how he managed to win an Olympic gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters at age 19 on ...