Comebacks turn great athletes into legends. The Olympics push the body and mind harder than any other event. Some athletes ...

(CNN) -- China's Olympic gold medal gymnasts have been officially cleared of lying about their ages. Widespread reports claimed that gold medal winner He Kexin was only 14 years of age.

Jim Thorpe, Lance Armstrong and Jordan Chiles are among the American athletes who had their Olympic medals taken away ...

The Norwegian cross-country skier completed the biggest medal haul ever by an athlete at a Winter Games, and one of the biggest at any single Olympics. By Victor Mather If you want to win a lot of ...

Columnist Gerald Winegrad shares his nephew’s experiences working for NBC Sports in its coverage of the Winter Olympics in Milan.

PARIS--The Japanese men’s gymnastics team claimed Olympic gold with an epic comeback over its top rival. With China poised to claim its first Olympic title in 12 years with one rotation to go, Japan ...

Swimmer Michael Phelps, gymnast Simone Biles and other all-stars share their Olympic moments and more in these captivating ...

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The first Olympics I specifically remember were the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, Germany.

VLADIMIR Putin’s gymnast lover allegedly pocketed a staggering £63million in “leftover funds” from the construction of the ...

Vladimir Putin has been romantically linked to a carousel of glamorous young women - none of whom were his wife.