Tribune Olympic Bureau

The word is bugianen and its explanation should clear a city and its inhabitants of a first impression that has been far from complimentary. More than a word, it is...

Only hours before the Opening Ceremony, Zach Lund, the top U.S. skeleton racer, was ruled out of the 2006 Winter Olympics on Friday because he had used an anti-baldness product...

When the sun comes up in Chicago a little before 7 a.m., the first gold medal of the Turin Olympics will be little less than a hour away from meeting...

Chris Witty laughed when the process was compared to a reality-show elimination--pools of contestants narrowed down, with debates running long and emotions running high. But when it was over, "we...

All eyes will be on the judges' scores when the 2006 Winter Olympics figure skating competition begins with the pairs short program Saturday night. Yet the scores everyone sees will...

They ain't open till the fat man sings. Tenor Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian cultural icon whose voice has been associated with global sports events since the 1990 soccer World Cup,...

In moving to improve its international standing, the U.S. Olympic Committee greatly increased the likelihood a U.S. city would bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. While USOC Chairman Peter...

Unlike Turin, speedskater Chad Hedrick is ready for the Olympics to begin. "I'm ready to race," the Texan said. "This is what I've waited my whole life for, for Saturday."...

He is managing a $3.4 billion enterprise. It demands housing tens of thousands of people and moving them across thousands of square miles on mountain roads in winter, not to...

Andre Ward spent hours dissecting fight films, round by round, frame by frame, punch by punch. He was up until nearly 11 p.m. on the eve of his fight Sunday,...