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Alex Ovechkin escaped his nightmare by spending some of the NHL's Olympic hockey break with family and friends in Dubai, according to The Hockey News.

Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women's figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate Thursday night in a glittering golden dress to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai at the Milan ...

The American star settled for silver in the 1,500 meters, missing a chance to secure a third gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games.

Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports' most ...

They didn't dream of becoming Olympic bobsledders. But when careers in football, softball, track and swimming fizzled to an end, the members of the U.S. bobsled team found their new passion -- careening down an icy track at breakneck speeds.

Canada is not closing the door on the possibility of Sidney Crosby playing Friday against Finland in the semifinals at the Olympics after leaving the team's quarterfinal game with an apparent right-leg injury that is still being evaluated.

The U.S. and Canada are moving on to the semifinals at the Olympics. Each needed extra hockey to get through the quarterfinals.

Slovakian defenseman Martin Fehervary is a rising star at this year's Olympics. His impressive play and subsequent rise in fame haven't surprised his Capitals teammates, who watched from afar Wednesday as Slovakia qualified for the semifinals.

Before the puck dropped on the U.S.-Canada Rivalry Series three months ago, before the Americans romped through their first six games at the Milan Cortina Olympics, and before her engagement on Wednesday, Hilary Knight looked ahead to the gold-medal ...

The newest Olympic hero is a Czechoslovakian wolfdog named Nazgul.