While the first known Olympics were in southern Greece in 776 BCE, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896 . Athletes from 14 countries participated, with the largest delegations ...

Pin trading has become a hallmark of the Olympics in recent decades — and not just for athletes. An official trading center ...

A little bit of antiquity plus a sprinkling of advertising dollars makes for a unique history ...

There's so much more to the games besides gold, silver, and bronze. View Entire Post › ...

Everything you need to know about the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games from the Los Angeles Times' team of reporters ...

The countdown is on for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but before LA28 makes history, one local exhibit is highlighting the city’s prior Olympic hosting gig — the 1984 Summer Olympics. The ...

French champion Surya Bonaly backflipped on Olympic ice years before Ilia Malinin was even born, and it brought her ...

VERONA, Italy (AP) — When Mario Gargiulo traveled to the 1956 Cortina Winter Games, his first trip to northern Italy from his hometown of Naples, the 20-year-old never imagined he'd return to the ...

The Milan-Cortina Games created a stunning Italian backdrop for an Olympics that saw records fall, golden performances and some Shakespearean-like drama.

How did ancient Greek hero Theseus unite all of Attica under the rule of Athens, and what was it like before he did?

The United States won 33 medals at the Milano Cortina Olympics: 12 gold, 12 silver and nine bronze. Norway finished with the most overall medals with a Winter Games-record 41, including 18 golds — ...

The United States fielded its biggest Winter Olympics team ever for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, with 232 athletes going for the gold — and broke a record for Team USA's most gold medals at a single ...