Cyclocross pushes for Olympic status as climate change reshapes the Winter Games and the IOC looks beyond traditional snow-and-ice sports.

Kelsey Mitchell, rear, seen here racing in January with Melissa Lotholz, will join an elite club of athletes who have taken part in both Summer and Winter Olympics. Mitchell won a gold medal in track cycling in Tokyo in 2021 and will be part of the two-woman bobsleigh competition this year in Italy. Mayk Wendt/The Associated Press

The Canadian track cyclist won gold in Tokyo in 2021. Four years later she is pushing for the podium once again—this time in the Winter Games.

Tour de France Femmes Champion will remain with Dutch powerhouse team for a fourth season

MIAMI, Jan. 28 (UPI) --Speed skaters mostly frolic on frozen floors, but when they aren't slicing ice during the Winter Olympics, they can be found biking hundreds of miles, using power unmatched by some professional cyclists. And that regimen is key to ...

By Philip O'Connor ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 21 (Reuters) - French biathlete Emilien Jacquelin has lit up the Winter Games with his swashbuckling skiing and rapid-fire shooting, but perhaps even more important than winning medals is the fact that he was finally able to be true to himself.

GENEVA (AP) — Olympic winter sports must be played on snow and ice, according to the Olympic Charter. But could a muddy field of play get its chance at a future Winter Games, even as soon as in the French Alps in 2030 or Salt Lake City in 2034?

Fans from around the world are gathering in northern Italy for the Milan Cortina Olympics, and three Croatian friends rode their bikes from Zagreb to Milan as part of their unique tradition. The men were wearing Croatian national team gear and caught the attention of Hearst Olympic correspondent Fletcher Mackel as they rolled in.