Nicole Hoevertsz, vice president of the International Olympic Committee, said she has "full trust" in LA28 chair Casey Wasserman after local leaders called for his resignation following the release of a series of racy emails between him and Ghislaine Maxwell in the latest batch of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Kirsty Coventry, the first female IOC President, declared the Winter Olympics open Friday. This year's Games are historic in more than one way. Here's why. (AP)

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that an X-rated item is being handed out at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games. Athletes from 92 countries are currently taking part in the Winter Olympics in Northern Italy,

It has been more than two years since Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal in the Paris 2024 Olympics floor final was taken away. But Chiles hasn’t moved from the incident.

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry issued a heartfelt message to Lindsey Vonn following her crash at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.

The 26-year-old was referring to the IOC’s ban of Ukrainian athletes wearing “the helmet of memory”, which commemorated those who have passed away during the Ukraine-Russia conflict – including weightlifter Alina Peregudova, strongman Pavlo Ishchekno and ice hockey athlete Oleksiy Loginov.

Ukraine’s sports minister has decried a potential softening of restrictions against Russian athletes where they might ultimately be able to compete in the future under their national flag rather than as “Individual Neutral Athletes.