Athletes from around the world are in the Italian Alps for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday – including 13 ...

The Olympic Games have historically rejected Black athletes based on race, banned them for protesting, disqualified them for ...

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Even though the Olympics connect the global village, the Winter Games remain a distant dream for Africa, a continent where ...

The lack of athletes of color at the Winter Olympics — and in winter sports in general — has been a recurring theme in the U.S., which is sending one of its most diverse teams to the Games. It hasn’t ...

South Africa are set to be the best-represented African country at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics (Feb. 6-22), with ...

Kenya’s alpine skiing star Sabrina Simader, nicknamed the “Snow Leopard,” will miss the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina ...

Maryan Hashi remembers the thoughts running through her mind when she began hitting the ski slopes in northern Sweden. As a Black woman from Somalia, she felt like an “alien.” “Am I wearing the ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony is airing today. Here’s what time it starts, how to watch live and what to know ...

There will be 93 countries, plus numerous athletes from Russia and Belarus, competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of ...

Some individual athletes from the banned countries will be permitted to participate in the Milano Cortina Winter Games ...