Olympians in winter sports have been displaying their athletic excellence for years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Professor of Sport Studies Amy Bass joins WIRED to answers the internet's burning questions about the history of the Olympics.

Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The ...

With the most gold medals of any athlete in his sport, White has certainly contributed to snowboarding's place as a Winter Games mainstay (it was added in 1998). As a kid, White was equally interested ...