Ilia Malinin's hopes of double Olympic figure skating gold crumbled Friday as he suffered a nightmare on the ice while Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych lost his appeal against his ban from the Milan-Cortina Games....
Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the men's giant slalom in Bormio on Saturday to take South America's first ever gold at a Winter Olympics, while US figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin searched for answers after a disastrous performance ....
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he hoped "truth would prevail" as he appealed to sport's highest court on Friday following his Olympic ban as US figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin eyed a second gold of the Milan-Cortina Games... .
LIVIGNO, Italy — The sun was just rising over the Italian Alps and onto Livigno Wednesday morning, where businesses in town were rearranging chairs from the night before and readying for another day of the Milano Cortina Games.
"A 10 out of 10 and the best (slopestyle) run ever of my career,"Gu said in high spirits after scoring 86.58 points from her first run to trail Gremaud's winning run by merely 0.38 points, in Monday's final at the LivignoSnowPark.
Italy's winter sports reputation has long been defined by Alpine skiing, but Livigno wants to seize the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to flip that script.
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb ... Tucked deep in the Italian Alps near the Swiss border, Livigno will stage freestyle skiing and snowboarding events - among the most youth-driven and visually striking disciplines on the Olympic program.
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb ... The men's snowboard big air will be among the first medal events staged at the Livigno venue, with qualification scheduled for Thursday, two days before the final ... at Livigno.
Another hour through mountain tunnels brings Livigno, the duty-free anomaly where Napoleonic-era tax exemptions mean 22 percent savings on everything from Gucci to Barolo... Livigno combines duty-free luxury with freestyle spectacle ... Livigno.