US Olympic ski jumper from Illinois dead at 24

Patrick Gasienica, who represented the U.S. in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, died on Monday. He was 24.

Jim Hines, Olympic 100-meter champion who became NFL receiver, dies at 76

Jim Hines' world mark in the 100 meters stood for 15 years before it was broken by Calvin Smith. The current record is held by Usain Bolt.

Calvin Davis, Olympic medal winner in 400 hurdles, dead at 51

Calvin Davis won a medal at the 1996 Olympics and was part of the U.S. men’s relay team that won the world indoor championships in Spain.

Lack of Winter Olympic bids amid venue costs may lead to rotating fixed hosts

The dearth of candidates to host the Winter Olympics amid spiralling venue costs could force the IOC to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts.

Decorated Ukrainian Olympian selling his medals to support war effort

“My Olympic medals won’t matter if Ukraine can’t stand for this fight for freedom and independence,” two-time canoe champion Yuri Cheban said.

Olympian Tommie Smith finalist for national book award

Tommie Smith’s picture at the 1968 Olympics is a lasting image in the fight for social justice. He’s written a book about that moment and his life.

Centennial Olympic Park bombing: Looking back 26 years later

History remembers the games not for the heroics of athletes, but for the tragedy that killed two people and injured more than 100 others.

Cartersville athlete wins silver medal at Winter Paralympics

In 2016, Garrett Geros was in a car accident that forced medics to amputate his left leg to save his life. During recovery the Cartersville teen rediscovered his love of snowboarding and this week he won a silver medal in the Paralympics.

Finnish skier suffers frozen penis during event at Beijing Olympics

Remi Lindholm, a Finnish skier competing in a men's cross-country skiing race at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing suffered damage to his equipment on Saturday, but just not what you might expect.

Photos: Beijing Olympics close, ending world's 2nd pandemic Games

As the Beijing 2022 Olympics come to a close, here is a look at some of the most memorable moments from the world's second pandemic Games.

US skaters' appeal denied to get Olympic medals in Kamila Valieva drug test event

Nine Americans stand to get some sort of medal, either the second-place prize or a gold that could become theirs if the Russians are disqualified because of Kamila Valieva's doping case.