The United States of America always has a great showing at the Olympics. Our athletes are seen in the majority of competitions...but we aren't the best at everything. Even the great Shawn White wasn't able to bring home a medal this year - U.S.A. overall does tend to dominate the snowboarding events. So, which country dominates each Winter Olympic sport?
As young-adult films often focus on contests and matters of life and death turned into sporting events, it's fitting that ‘Divergent' -- which stars Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, and future Kyle Reese, Jai Courtney -- released an extended Winter Olympics trailer.
The Olympics by nature are entertaining. But did you know that you can make them better with a little CGI and creativity? Watch the best Olympics video ever!
The Sochi Olympics are in full swing, and while the focus is (rightly) on the successes of the athletes, it is inevitable that there are going to be some spectacular crashes.
I always get sucked into watching the Olympics, but I never really thought about this before. Do they compete just for honor and glory? Maybe...but they also get paid. How much do Olympians get for winning a medal?
An American skier continued to etch her place in Olympic history on Monday, and the Dutch rose to the top of the medal count. Here's a recap of the day's action in Sochi:
The Paralympics celebrates the human spirit, but there seems to be some serious spirit lacking in a controversial decision not to let a paralyzed woman participate.
When I think of the Olympics - I think of javelin throwing, chariot races, and wrestling! One of those has been out for a long time (I am talking about the chariots if you didn't know) and now the International Olympic Committee has decided to axe Wrestling from the Olympic games! Why you ask? To make room for Golf and Rugby
In the 16 days of Olympic competition, the world celebrated tremendous victories and experienced devastating defeats. But more importantly, we saw the sorts of qualities that embody the true spirit of the Olympic games; perseverance, bravery, and dedication
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Just over 45 years ago, the Beatles told us “there’s nothing you can do that can’t be done” — and it surely felt that way for the fans and competitors in attendance at the Olympics on Saturday (August 4), when the stadium joined together in a massive singalong rendition of ‘All You Need Is Love.’
When Hungarian swimmer Daniel Gyurta won the gold medal in the 200m breaststroke during the London Olympics it just didn’t feel right.
That’s because rival and good friend Dale Oen wasn’t there to compete against him.