Tag: Winter Olympics
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Milan Cortina Paralympics guide: Games celebrate 50 years and Russian flag returns
The Winter Paralympics celebrate its 50th anniversary at Milan Cortina, where Ukraine is expected to boycott the opening ceremony as the Russian flag and national anthem ... -
Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Vonn shared ... -
Olympic town warms up as climate change puts games on thin ice
Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves. Those coats were unzipped Sunday and gloves pocketed as snow melted from rooftops — signs ... -
Kiefer honors forgotten female alchemists in war-scarred Milan ballroom with monumental exhibition
German contemporary artist Anselm Kiefer pays tribute to one of Milan’s most majestic yet melancholy spaces inside Palazzo Reale with the site-specific exhibition titled “The Women ... -
Olympic Alpine slopes filled with tales: Tiger’s lost tooth in Cortina; Bode’s 1-ski show in Bormio
Tiger Woods’ tooth might still be buried at the bottom of the Cortina downhill course ever since a wild day — and a record-breaking run — ... -
From big air to moguls and slopestyle, what to know about freestyle skiing
You might be inclined to think of freestyle skiing as one of the new kids on the block at the Winter Olympics — after all, there ... -
Stolz focused on the games at US speedskating trials – everyone will focus on him in Milan
Now star speedskater Jordan Stolz can really turn all of his attention to being fully prepared to pursue four gold medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics. ... -
Praying for the sun: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony
At a temple in Ancient Olympia, a flame is drawn from the sun to begin its journey to the Winter Games. The choreographed ceremony inspired by ...
