FILE - Lambis Nikolaou, head of the Greek Olympic Committee, right, hands the Olympic Flame to Mitt Romney, head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, at the Panathenian stadium in Athens on Dec. 3, 2001. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, file) LAUSANNE ...

U.S. women's hockey goalie Gwenyth Philips honors her Ohio hometown with a unique brick design on her Olympic helmet.

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Games was formally handed to Italian organizers on Thursday in the all-marble stadium in central Athens where the first modern Olympics were held nearly 130 years ago. From Athens the flame will travel to ...

KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County. Have a story idea to share with Tod? Send him an e-mail. It’s been 20 years since Courtney McCool and Terin Humphrey became the first GAGE Center gymnasts to compete in the ...

ATHENS, Greece -- A recent political cartoon showed images of lanky Olympic runners on an ancient urn. Trailing behind -- sweating and struggling to keep up -- was the stubby figure of Greek Premier Costas Simitis. Two years before the Olympics return to ...

The Olympic anthem, first performed at the 1896 Athens Games, was featured at the 2026 Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony. Here’s the history behind the song. (AP photo)

Team USA is set to face Canada for the Olympic women's hockey gold medal after dominating opponents with a 31-1 scoring differential, including a 5-0 win over its rival.