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Praying for the sun: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony for the Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games will be lit at Ancient Olympia, continuing a tradition that uses the sun’s rays to symbolize continuity with the original Greek competitions

The Independent UK

Snowboard ace kicks off triple Olympic challenge

Chasing Winter Olympics history in Italy next year, Australian snowboarder Valentino Guseli gets a hectic qualification period underway in China this week.

AAP

Cortina preparing to host heads of state during the Winter Olympics. Mayor won't say which ones

The tony mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo is preparing to host heads of state during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

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Team GB gymnastics star comes out of retirement with sights on fifth Olympics at LA 2028

Max Whitlock says his career feels ‘unfinished’ as he targets more Olympics history at LA 2028

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics chiefs reveal back-up plan for torch lighting ceremony amid weather fears

The official torch lighting ceremony for February’s Winter Olympics is due to take place on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Four men convicted of cyberbullying French DJ Olympics performer

A French court has convicted four men of cyberbullying French DJ and LGBTQ activist Barbara Butch who faced harassment and death threats after her performance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

Radio France Internationale

"Unlocking a super power by taking sleep seriously" — Saatva's CEO on luxury mattresses, gold medal moments and why we should treat sleep like a workout

I spoke to Saatva CEO Ron Rudzin on how this luxury mattress partnership might create some gold medal moments and why we should all treat sleep like an Olympic final.

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Olympics to allow corporate branding to stay on famous Los Angeles arena for first time

Intuit Dome also announced Friday that it is the latest ‘founding partner’ for Los Angeles Olympics

The Independent UK

Golovkin to be elected World Boxing president and lead buildup to 2028 Olympics

The former middleweight Gennady Golovkin is the only vetted candidate and so will lead amateur boxing towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

The Guardian - UK

Helen Glover: ‘Having kids just made me realise sports is so much bigger than the moment you cross the line’

The double Olympic champion rower and mum-of-three opens up about how her training has changed and parenting non-negotiables.

The Independent UK

Jessie Diggins, trailblazing star of cross-country skiing, to retire at end of season

The Olympic champion will close her career this season after transforming America’s place in a sport long dominated by Scandinavian nations

The Guardian - US

UN urges all nations to observe a truce during the Winter Olympics in Italy

The U.N. General Assembly is urging all nations to observe a truce during the Winter Olympics in Italy

The Independent UK

Ice hockey neck guards to be made compulsory at 2026 Winter Olympics

Milan-Cortina will be the first Winter Olympics to feature compulsory neck guards in ice hockey

The Independent UK

47 Times People Found A Lucrative Loophole And Exploited It Unapologetically

Loopholes are the gifts that keep giving. As long as you're smart and sneaky enough to find one and exploit the heck out of it. Think of it as the Olympics of Technicalities... and go for gold. People are sharing the most surprising, outrageous, lucrative and legendary loopholes that they've…

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Stephen Curry and LeBron James Clarified Their Team USA Roles in 2028 Olympics

LeBron James won’t play in the next Olympics. Stephen Curry probably won’t either.

The Independent UK

Palestine flagbearer Valerie Tarazi on getting hounded at Paris Olympics and being Christian at the Islamic Games

Interview: American-born swimmer Valerie Tarazi discusses her pride in representing Palestine at the Islamic Solidarity Games and the attention of carrying the flag at Paris 2024

Latin Times

Olympic Champion Hezly Rivera Reflects on 2024 Paris Games and Her Gymnastics Journey - INTERVIEW

Hezly Rivera was the youngest athlete representing Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, winning the team gold medal in artistic gymnastics.

The Independent UK

‘I became a pro camel rider at 40. Here’s why it should be an Olympic sport’

Jennifer Reggio says racing a camel is ‘terrifyingly thrilling’

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Winter Olympic federations push back on proposal to add new sports to future Games

Sebastian Coe’s suggestion of adding cyclo-cross and cross-country to the Winter Olympics has been met with resistance by traditional winter sports federations

Cycling News

Snow and ice sports organisers say adding cyclocross to Olympic Winter Games would 'dilute brand, heritage and identity'

'If they were super popular sports they would already be in the Summer Games, and they're not' says International Biathlon Union's Secretary General

The Independent UK

LA Olympics to feature women’s 100m final on day one in event shakeup

The women’s 100m finalists will run three times on the opening day of the Games, a marked change from the usual two

The Independent UK

Olympic skater claims thieves stole her medals from Las Vegas home as she was away caring for her cancer-stricken mom

Surya Bonaly is best known for placing fourth at the 1994 Olympics after performing a daring backflip on ice

The Guardian - UK

Off with a bang: women’s 100m final moved up to LA28 opening day

The women’s 100m final will headline the first day of competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics as part of organisers’ plans to ‘open with a bang’

The Independent UK

Track to open LA Olympics, with women's 100-meter sprinters lining up three times in the same day

As part of a seismic schedule change for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, track and field, and not swimming, will lead off the Olympics

International Business Times UK

Are the Olympics About to Ban Trans Women from Competing? The IOC's Potential New Rules Spark Debate

The IOC considers a possible ban on transgender women competing in female events to ensure fairness and consistency across sports.

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