Olympics

Feb 6, 2025, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions If Paris was pretty, Milano Cortina promises to be, in a word, grande. The first Olympics to be co-hosted by two cities — Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy — next year’s Winter Games will feature the largest footprint in Olympic history, with competition spread over 10,000

Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Lindsey Vonn is feeling sick with “a cold or the flu” on the eve of her first event at the world championships as part of her return to ski racing at the age of 40. The American, a two-time world champion

Open Extended Reactions Russia and Belarus will continue to be banned from international ice hockey competitions for the 2025-26 season, the IIHF announced on Tuesday citing security concerns. In a statement, the IIHF said it “believes it is not yet safe to reintegrate” both countries, which have not been able to participate in world hockey

Feb 4, 2025, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Administering eye drops to his sick dog cost Domien Michiels his individual result at the Paris Olympics dressage after the International Testing Agency (ITA) said the Belgian equestrian athlete inadvertently tested positive for a banned substance. The ITA said the analysis of Michiels’ sample from the

Multiple Contributors Feb 3, 2025, 07:56 AM ET ON SATURDAY, JAN. 4, about three weeks before the U.S. Figure Skating Championships began in Wichita, Kansas, the Skating Club of Boston held its traditional send-off dinner. Dozens of skaters and their families filled the long, glass-walled lounge on the second floor that overlooks the club’s central

Jenna LaineFeb 1, 2025, 07:45 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans said Saturday at

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLINN, Estonia — Adam Siao Him Fa’s bid to win the European men’s figure skating title three years running ended with a bronze medal after Lukas Britschgi produced a stunning upset to take gold on Saturday. The second surprise champion in two days after

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cycling’s governing body has banned the repeated use of carbon monoxide rebreathing that some riders misuse to artificially increase their performances. Following a meeting of its executive committee Saturday in France, the UCI said it approved a ban on repeated inhalation to protect the

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLINN, Estonia — Niina Petrokina fell, got back up, and completed the skate of her life. A freak fall on a transition between jumps threatened to derail Petrokina’s bid for the European figure skating title but she recovered with a program that otherwise bordered

Associated Press Jan 30, 2025, 08:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was one of his sport’s great innovators and promoters, the man responsible for not only inventing the flying camel spin but also for describing it to generations

Associated Press Jan 30, 2025, 12:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Greg Norman is set to link up with organizers of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Norman, a two-time British Open champion and the only player to lose all four majors in a playoff following 72 holes, recently was replaced as CEO of

ESPN News Services Jan 29, 2025, 07:35 AM ET California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tabbed NBA legend Magic Johnson, Dodgers chairman Mark Walter and 2028 Olympics organizer Casey Wasserman to lead a new effort to support wildfire recovery and rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles. The philanthropic organization, called LA Rises, includes other business leaders and

Associated Press Jan 28, 2025, 05:05 PM ET A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said. The accident Sunday at the Colorado United Track Club meet at the University of

Associated Press Jan 27, 2025, 01:48 PM ET COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An errant weight thrown by a competitor struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado, according to officials at the university where the competition was held. The hammer — a heavy ball on a chain — in

Associated Press Jan 27, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former WNBA coach Mike Thibault is taking over Belgium’s national women’s basketball team. Thibault, 74, will succeed Rachid Meziane, who is now the head coach of the Connecticut Sun. “Mike Thibault is a fantastic coach, and he has a profile that is completely in

Kristen ShiltonJan 26, 2025, 06:33 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has withdrawn from the 4 Nations Face-Off due to an undisclosed injury and to prepare for the rest of his NHL season with the Las Vegas Golden Knights, the club announced in

Associated Press Jan 26, 2025, 07:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Swiss ski star Lara Gut-Behrami won the last women’s World Cup super-G before the world championships for her first victory of the season, while Lindsey Vonn placed 13th on Sunday. Gut-Behrami mastered the tricky turns in the middle part of the

Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WICHITA, Kan. — Madison Chock and Evan Bates have been the best American ice dancers for years. Best in the world, too. They only served to underscore that fact Saturday, when they won their fourth consecutive title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and