Tribune Olympic Bureau

The question of whether Austrian hero Hermann Maier can go down as one of the greatest skiers in history without winning an Olympic downhill has been answered: Yes. No matter...

As it turns out, the weight of multiple gold-medal predictions and his own lofty expectations were nothing for Chad Hedrick compared with simple human emotions. Those came without warning and...

This should have been the NHL's finest hour, time to celebrate its rebirth after a crippling lockout and to preen in front of a global audience. Instead, a gambling ring...

It was hardly the Olympic ideal. On a sunny day at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games, Danny Kass stood above the halfpipe, inching his snowboard toward the edge,...

Three Americans raced Friday for one of two precious slots left for Sunday's Olympic men's downhill, and it was almost eerie how it turned out. They didn't end up 1-2-3...

A busy first weekend leads us into the first full week of the Games, where a big test looms. Monday brings the pairs free program in figure skating. The Palavela...

Antti Autti lives in Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle, which means it's "super bright" for half the year and "pretty dark" the other half. The 20-year-old halfpipe specialist won...

The U.S. skater from Oak Park never dreamed the Olympics would be added to his life story, and what he is getting out of being at the Winter Games has...

Saturday saw the United States take its first step--and lean and glide and spin, oh my--toward what is expected to be a strong showing in the Winter Olympics. But the...

In a ceremony with a pace to please the MTV generation, music left over from Disco Demolition Night and enough references to Italy's cultural heritage to please traditionalists, Turin Olympic...