Olympic Winter Games News

Two members of the famed ''Crazy Canucks" will lead the Canadian team into the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

Andreas Linger, left, and Wolfgang Linger from Austria celebrate with fresh beer, after they won the Men's Double Luge title at the Luge World Championships in Altenberg, eastern Germany, Friday Feb.

Not even an early stumble could derail reigning World Champion Patrick Chan at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night.

After getting their first look at the Sochi Olympic downhill course, Canada's top speed skiers can see the potential, but they're not impressed with the setup for this weekend's World Cup competition.

Last winter, as the snow kept mounting, so did my envy. One Facebook friend after another bragged about the bountiful snowfalls they were enjoying out west.

Brakeman Jess Lumsden, left, and pilot Lyndon Rush, right, have made the transition from football to bobsleigh.

A tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle collided on Highway 97 outside the town of McLeese Lake, about 350 kilometres north of Vancouver.

Russian skiers appear more frequently on the World Cup ski circuit in Europe these days, their presence hard to miss at the upcoming Alpine test events for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Tribune file photo) American Shannon Bahrke, who now owns a coffee business in Salt Lake City, holds her flowers and flag high after taking the silver medal in the women's moguls at Deer Valley Resort.

While much of Europe has been forced indoors by a fierce cold snap, the Dutch have been elevated to a state of euphoria as skating fever grips the nation.

Hannes Reichelt of Austria led the opening World Cup training session on the 2014 Sochi Olympics downhill course on Wednesday.

Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin may miss Thursday's game against the Minnesota Wild after injuring his right ankle on Tuesday.

Viewers around the world used the word "spectacular" to describe the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Just hours before the symbolic rekindling of the Salt Lake Olympic cauldron, officials in Utah today sought to rekindle the 2002 Olympic spirit, announcing they're considering another Olympic bid.

The catering team at Noble's Hospital has presented a cheque for A 510 to the Isle of Man Special Olympics Committee and team members.

For a brief moment today, the Olympic cauldron at Rice-Eccles Stadium will be lit again.

The prime minister isn't just politicising the national sport, Canada's past and icons are also being meddled with 'The image of hockey has worked itself into the rest of the Conservative government's larger pastiche approach to Canada's character and history.' Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images Just about anyone in Canada right now can tell ... (more)

But that didn't make it any easier when time came to make the inevitable decision to call it a career.

Chemicals giant Dow say they are fully committed to providing the decorative wrap for London's Olympic stadium despite continuing criticism of its involvement.

Gracie Gold, 16, took first place last month in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the junior level and will head to Belarus later this month for the World Junior Figure Skating Championships.