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From skating to curling, the thrilling sports of the Winter Olympics have plenty of science behind them. Follow our coverage here to learn more.Downhill skier Lindsey…

February 21, 20265 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmItaly promised durable Olympic medals. Science had other plans.A small design flaw in the medals for the…

February 10, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe quirky geology behind Olympic curling stonesThe rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from…

Olympic gold medals haven’t been actual gold for over a century. The last solid, 24-karat gold medal to be awarded was at the 1912 Games in…

Imran Sherwani, who starred in the Great Britain hockey team that won Olympic gold in 1988, has died at the age of 63, his family have…

Australian Paralympic gold medallist, Paige Greco, has been remembered for her humility, generosity, and the joy she brought to her teammates after her shock death on…

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus has announced her shock retirement from swimming, saying the seed was sewn by her cancer scare before the Paris Games.The…

The organising committee for the Los Angeles Olympics says some deals are already in place for the 2028 Games.Organisers of the Los Angeles Olympics will sell…

President Trump plans to announce a new federal task force on Tuesday, which will oversee the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. The…