Mikaela Shiffrin slays Olympic dragon, wins slalom gold for first medal since 2018
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin’s long Olympic nightmare is over. With two nearly flawless runs, the American…
How to watch U.S. figure skating team compete for gold medal in 2026 Winter Olympics
The first figure skating medals of the 2026 Winter Olympics land on Sunday, Feb. 8, when the team…
Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic women’s downhill, airlifted off course
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn said she would make it to the Olympic downhill starting gate despite…
As political talk rages in Milan, U.S. athletes are answering for their country
MILAN — The words on the sign were hard to read at first, lost as they were in…
Milan Cortina Olympics open with a ceremonial attempt at harmony
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. MILAN — Four locations, one Olympic heartbeat. For…
Five minutes into 2026 Winter Olympics’ first event, the lights went out on curling
DOBBIACO, Italy — In less than five minutes, the Winter Olympics had its first live-action hiccup. Only a…
Lindsey Vonn withdraws from World Cup super-G, is ‘doing my best’ as Olympics near
Lindsey Vonn withdrew from Saturday’s World Cup super-G race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, one day after her crash in…
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz’s Australian Open final and the weight of tennis history
MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have already played one memorable match in Melbourne, but Sunday’s…
Basketball isn’t a priority in London. The NBA believes it can change that
LONDON — Lenz Balan was born to Haitian parents in Brookline, Mass., grew up an hour away in…
Breaking down the $2.3trillion global sports economy
Anyone who went to any live sport over the holidays, has booked a skiing holiday recently, or just…
On signs padel world No. 1 Arturo Coello as it seeks to replicate tennis success
Results, titles, prize money and rankings all tell the story of a player’s rise through tennis. But there…
Novak Djokovic’s split with the PTPA marks his next chapter of tennis disruption
There was a time when Novak Djokovic relished serving as tennis’ disruptor-in-chief. He had handled the job on…