The Nordic World Ski Championships are underway in Oberstdorf, Germany. World champions will be crowned at the end of the 12-day event featuring ski jumping, cross-country skiing and Nordic combin
AnAmericanskierwhosufferedbirthdefectsduetotheChernobylnucleardisasterandspentherearlylifeinorphanagessaidWednesdayshewas"oncloudnine"afterwinningWinterParalymp
EsterLedeckabecamethefirstwomantoclaimgoldmedalsintwosportsataWinterOlympicswithawininthesnowboardingparallelgiantslalom.The22-year-oldCzech,whoearnedashockvict
CharlotteKallaofSwedenwonthefirstgoldmedalupforgrabsatthePyeongChangWinterOlympics,inthewomen’s7.5km+7.5kmskiathloncross-countrySaturdayafternoon.ThePyeongChang
TheUnitedStateswillsendthelargestteamevertoattendaWinterOlympicstonextmonth’sPyeongChangGames,theUSOlympicCommitteeannouncedonFriday.AlpineskierLindseyVonn,figu
TripleOlympianTorahBrightwasleftoutofAustralia'swinterteamThursday,asofficialssaidtheyhadselectedtheir"bestperformed"line-upforthePyeongchangGames.The45-strongg
ShehasalreadydefiedtheoddsinacountryfixatedoncricketratherthantheslopestowinIndia'sfirstinternationalskiingmedal--butAanchalThakurinsistssheisjustgettingstarted
AGermanwomanandher11-year-olddaughterwerekilledinanavalanchewhileskiinginItaly'snorthernTrentino-AltoAdigeregionborderingAustria,localmediareportedWednesday.The
China held the first winter-sports festival for the disabled people over the weekend, with more than 300 people hitting the slopes in Yanqing near Beijing.
It's been a snowy winter for Chongli, a small county about 200 kilometers northwest of Beijing, and for Zhai Yujia and her colleagues, the more snow the merrier - and richer.