An Olympic sport that sleighs? That’s luge—French for sled—in which athletes lie on their backs on a small sled, feet outstretched, and race down an ice track at about 100 mph without mechanical break...

The first medal of the Winter Games was awarded this morning, with Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen taking the gold.

Canada women's hockey secured a 4-0 win over Switzerland to cap off its long-awaited debut in Milan after its first game was postponed due to a norovirus outbreak among Finland.