The coverage of the Winter Olympics in the media frequently highlights the athletic abilities of athletes, and a new study conducted at the University of Michigan reveals that it simultaneously conveys an unreported underlying theme about who has the legitimate right to belong in America.

The vice president's comments come after several U.S. athletes were asked about their thoughts on America's political climate amid ICE's recent crackdown on immigrants

Elizabeth Lemley and Jaelin Kauf have won gold and silver for the United States in women's freestyle moguls skiing on Wednesday.

HISTORY AT THE #WinterOlympics. 🇺🇸👏 54-year-old curler Rich Ruohonen waited more than 30 YEARS to make his Olympic debut. With the USA's game out of reach, his team subbed him in, making him the oldest American ever to compete at the Winter Games. pic.twitter.com/Pqe91JClmn

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. Olympians, fans, and locals are making their unease with Trump’s policies known.

That’s because beyond medals and achievement, the Olympics shine a light on how talent and opportunity transcend borders. This global competition is built not just on a diversity of athletes across nations, but within them — and few delegations demonstrate it more clearly than Team USA.

The athlete attracted the president's ire after saying that he had "mixed emotions" about representing the United States at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics

Sports diplomacy shows path forward as North Korean and South Korean athletes demonstrated unity at 2018 Winter Olympics amid political tensions.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen enters the Winter Olympics as a legitimate medal contender in Alpine skiing, with a chance to become the first Brazilian and South American to win a Winter Olympics medal after switching allegiance from Norway.

Sibling stoat mascots, Tina and Milo, are representing the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, respectively. One ecologist calls stoats “the greatest athletes of the animal world.”