Spain win first winter gold since 1972 as ski mountaineering debuts

Spain won a first Winter Olympics gold since 1972 when twice reigning world champion Oriol Cardona Coll triumphed in the ...

Olympics-SkiMo-Cardona Coll makes history for Spain with men's sprint gold, Fatton claims women's title

By Martyn Herman BORMIO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Oriol Cardona Coll won Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal for 54 years as he claimed victory in the men's sprint in the inaugural ski ...

Ana Alonso Rodriguez’s hard climb to Olympic skimo bronze began off the snow, after being hit by car

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — The steepest hill ski mountaineering athlete Ana Alonso Rodriguez had to climb on her way to an Olympic bronze medal involved no course at all. No snow or competitors, either.

Filippov wins silver in skimo's Olympic debut, 1st individual neutral athlete to earn medal in Italy

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Nikita Filippov, the ski mountaineer racer listed as an individual neutral athlete, was feeling the support. From family and his friends, who showed up in the stands for ...

At the Olympics and beyond, women’s sports media outlets are writing their own playbooks

The Olympics show when women’s sports receive meaningful media attention, they attract an enthusiastic audience.

Olympics-SkiMo-Cardona Coll makes history for Spain with gold in men's sprint

By Martyn Herman BORMIO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Oriol Cardona Coll won Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal for 54 ...