The 2026 Winter Games are off to a promising start for host nation Italy with gold, silver and bronze on the first day of medal events.

Many Minnesota-based athletes at the Winter Olympics this week have more on their minds than sports.

Lindsey Vonn’s stirring return to ski racing in her 40s will hit its crescendo at the Milan Cortina Olympics, while the comeback quest of another U.S. gold medalist, snowboarder Jamie Anderson, came up short.

Most of Bhavani Thekkada’s competitors grew up on skis.

Jessie Diggins became the first American to win world championship gold in an individual cross country ski race, finishing 14 seconds in front of Sweden’s Frida Karlsson on Tuesday.

The U.S. finished the 2022 Winter Olympics with 24 medals, behind Norway, ROC, Germany, and Canada.

Jessie Diggins broke through the “pain cave” when her body told her to stop and her mind said no. She crossed the finish line in full tilt with nothing left to give at 1:26:37.3 to become the first non-European athlete to win a medal in the women’s 30km mass start event.

Results, updates and news from Day 16 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 20.

U.S. cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins rewrote history at the 2022 Winter Olympics going up against some of the biggest names in skiing like Jonna Sundling of Sweden and Therese Johaug of Norway. The women's 30km mass start free closed the curtain on the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Jessie Diggins seeks her second individual medal in the 30km freestyle mass start and described her recipe for maintaining an upbeat demeanor while competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

In a final result that no one expected, Victoria Carl blazed down the straight and took the gold with an incredible double-polled finish.

Jessie Diggins and Rosie Brennan made their second to last appearance at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the women’s team sprint classic for another chance to repeat Diggins' gold medal performance from 2018.

Jessie Diggins came into the women’s 10km individual competition after her historic bronze medal win that solidified the first ever women’s individual cross-country sprint medal for the United States at the Winter Olympics. The 10km competition spanned over 6 miles and tested Diggins’ ability to recover mentally and physically after her win on Tuesday.

National history was joined by family history among Team USA's medal winners on Day 4 at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Norway's Johannes Klaebo and Sweden's Jonna Sundling took home the gold medals in electrifying Olympic sprint finals under the lights at the National Cross-Country Centre on Tuesday.

Jessie Diggins secured the first ever women’s individual cross-country sprint medal for the United States at the 2022 Olympic Games.

Stratton Mountain School has sent 46 alumni to the Olympics, and several are competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Learn more in this episode of The Podium.

Jessie Diggins captured historic gold in cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but she's making sure her legacy extends far beyond the Games.

United States cross-country skiing icon Jessie Diggins is gearing up for the women’s 15km skiathlon alongside teammate Rosie Brennan.

The words were etched in Olympic history four years ago in PyeongChang when Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins improbably came from behind and secured the United States' first ever gold medal in cross country skiing.

Jessie Diggins' schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics: when, where and how to watch or stream every event via NBC, Peacock, USA Network and NBCOlympics.com.

David Wise, Jessie Diggins and Brock Crouch discussed the impact of climate change on winter sports on the "My New Favorite Olympian" podcast.

Meet the 14 cross-country skiers who will represent Team USA at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Schedule and live stream links for winter sports events taking place during New Year's Weekend.

United States' Jessie Diggins bursts into tears after completing a women's Tour de Ski, cross-country 10K mass start event, in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Diggins finished in second placed and clinched the Tour de Ski trophy. All rights reservedVAL DI FIEMME – Jessie Diggins won a first title for the United States in cross-country skiing’s Tour de Ski on Sunday. Four different Norwegians combined to win the past seven editions of the women’s Tour de Ski. Diggins, from Saint Paul, Minnesota, won an Olympic gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games in team sprint with Kikkan Randall.