Olympic COVID restrictions are gone, but some athletes are still self-quarantining

For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind them. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in COVID times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.

Hailed as a pioneer, Swedish transgender skier at Winter Olympics just wants to focus on sport

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Some saw it as a ground-breaking moment for transgender athletes when freestyle skier Elis Lundholm competed at the Winter Olympics. As for Lundholm? He’s just focused on the sport.
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Olympic athletes talk balancing motherhood and sports at 2026 Winter Games

U.S. Olympic athletes from the women's bobsled, hockey and curling teams talk about how they train and compete as moms.

Wisconsin athletes at Winter Olympics include Stolz, women's hockey

The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in Milano/Cortina, Italy, and Wisconsin has plenty of representation among the athletes at the games. Deedra Irwin of Team United States competes Feb. 8, 2026, in the Mixed Relay 4 x 6km on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Anterselva Biathlon Arena in Antholz-Anterselva,

The IOC calls the 2026 Olympics ‘a landmark’ for gender equality. But one sport is left out

Women have never competed in Nordic combined at the Olympics. The IOC is touting the 2026 Games as “the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games in history,” with women making up 47 percent of athletes. Twelve of the 16 disciplines include full gender parity. But one discipline lacks a women’s event altogether: Nordic combined.