While the annual five-month-long World Cup campaign is generally regarded by skiers as their most important stage, the chance to compete for Olympic medals comes along only once every four years. So, can skiers build their World Cup season in such a way that they are at their best come February? Do they even want to do so?

We are less than 100 days out from the 2026 Winter Olympics where the Milan-Cortina games in Italy will become the epicenter of the sports world for

President Donald Trump has threatened to pressure FIFA to strip Boston of its 2026 World Cup hosting duties, citing public safety concerns and criticism of the city’s mayor. He also suggested he might seek to move the 2028 Olympics from Los Angeles,

OLYMPICS drugs cheat Marion Jones has claimed her knees are “hanging on by a thread” after posting a concerning video showing her struggling to walk down a flight of stairs. The

Among the hopefuls from the Bay Area is Olympian figure skater Alysa Liu, who is fresh off a 2025 world title.

French biathlon world champion Julia Simon was handed a six-month ban, including five months suspended, after being convicted of stealing money from a team-mate, the independent disciplinary commission of the French Ski Federation (FFS) decided on Thursday,

Over 7,000 athletes will be competing in Los Angeles. A Special Olympian serves during a Special Olympic match at the ASICS World Series Cup - Day 2 in Long Beach, Calif., July 28, 2013. Joe Scarnici/Getty Images — -- The Special Olympics World Games ...

In nine days, Walkersville High grad Nick Tucker will push off and slide headfirst down the freshly rebuilt ice track in Cortina, Italy, during the opener of the World Cup skeleton schedule. If all goes well — during that competition and over the next several weeks around Europe — Tucker might find himself back at that exact venue in early February to realize an astounding accomplishment he

Since 2000, only eight teams have featured in the main tournament of the Women's ODI World Cup. As compared to the 31 matches in the recent World Cup, the 2029 edition will have 10 teams playing 48 games. The Women's T20 World Cup next year will also be expanded to 12 teams, up from the 10 that featured last year in the UAE.

American Marcus Christopher won his first World Championships medal in BMX freestyle — silver — one year after missing an Olympic medal by one spot. Christopher, a 22-year-old from Canton, Ohio, finished runner-up to Anthony Jeanjean of France at worlds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.