The shorter form of speedskating is not about beating the clock, but about beating all the other athletes grouped together around an oval.

Understand the Olympic short track format — explore event types, race structure, qualification heats, scoring system, penalties and how athletes advance through rounds to compete for medals at Milan Cortina 2026.

There’s a certain look that downhill skiers get in their eyes when the track in Cortina, known as the Olympia delle Tofane, enters the conversation. It’s the sort of course that a ski racer wouldn’t want to miss,

By Francesca Landini MILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.S. short track speed skater Kristen Santos-Griswold is ready for the Milano Cortina Olympics after working hard to recover mentally from a disappointing finish at the Beijing Games four years ago when she fell after a collision and came fourth.

Short track speed skater Corinne Stoddard has qualified to compete for the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, according to her Team USA profile. Stoddard, 25, grew up in Federal Way.

The three-time Olympian Chandra Cheeseborough is pouring into the sport that once filled her cup.

Olympic track star Sha'Carri Richardson has been arrested for speeding. Richardson, who won an Olympic Gold Medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was booked on Thursday in Orange County, Florida, for dangerous excessive speeding, which is considered driving faster than 100 miles per hour. Jail records show she is still being held on a $500 bond.

Lee, 21, was born in San Diego and moved with her family to Bellevue when she was 6, after spending two years in South Korea.

Here are five Olympic-style ways to help a kid recharge for a primary sport, or maybe discover a new one. You don't need a bobsled track or mountain.