As the Winter Olympics return, exhilarating speed-centric sports such as alpine skiing, luge and bobsleigh take the spotlight ...

Before Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, American women’s Alpine skiing revolved around one catchy name: Picabo Street.

Alpine skiing has become one of the most talked‑about winter sports because it pairs breathtaking speed with razor‑thin margins—races are often decided by hundredths of a second. As we look toward ...

U.S. Olympic skiers and scientists explain the sharp differences between natural snow and machine-made snow, from the science ...

A key source of speed is gone, as concerns over toxic “forever chemicals” reshape Olympic skiing and the science behind winning on snow.

View post: Meet Team USA's Snowboarders for Milan-Cortina 2026 Informal ski races have probably existed as long as snow sports have. What can we say? Skiers like to go fast. They also like to ...