Cortina's controversial Olympic sliding track slated for test runs by 60 athletes next week
ROME -- The track's essential structure is done. The ice is being prepared. And next week, 60 athletes are slated to test the ...
Rome Sentinel14d
If Lake Placid becomes Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be a big part
LAKE PLACID (AP) — Picture this: A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days ...
Rome Sentinel15d
For some athletes, Olympic sliding in Lake Placid or Italy would both have comforts of home
LAKE PLACID (AP) — Emily Sweeney is certain of having a home Olympics next winter. The USA Luge veteran is marrying fellow luge athlete Dominik Fischnaller later this year. He’s from Italy.
Inside The Games20d
North Jeolla to represent Korea’s 2036 Olympic bid
South Korea’s North Jeolla province beat the capital, Seoul, 49-11, to become the country’s candidate in the bidding race for the 2036 Summer Olympics. "We've done it. We've created a miracle ...
NDTV20d
Drunk Tourist Fined 500 Euros For Diving Into Rome's Trevi Fountain
The Trevi fountain has seen a lot of bad tourist behaviour. (Photo: iStock) The Trevi Fountain in Rome is one of the most famous tourist sites in the city. But it seems that some visitors were a ...
Australian Olympic Committee22d
Squaw Valley 1960
The 1960 Olympic Winter Games were held in Squaw Valley, a remote site in the Sierra NevadaMountains, USA. When Alexander Cushing put forward the town’s bid to the International Olympic Committee in ...
PCQuest25d
GTA 6 Leaked Project ‘ROME’ by Rockstar Games Hints at Map Updates Similar to Fortnite
According to GTA 6 Countdown on X, Former FiveM staffers have revealed that Project ROME (Rockstar Online Modding Engine ... This according to him refers to adding new cities and map updates on a ...
NDTV25d
New York-Delhi Flight Diverted To Rome Over "Bomb Scare": Report
An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome due to a "bomb scare", news agency AFP reported quoting airport officials. American Airlines flight AA292 departed New ...
USA Track & Field27d
Lee Calhoun
In Rome, he won in 13.98, beating Willie May of the U.S. by one-hundredth of a second. Shortly before the Rome Olympics, he tied the world record of 13.2 for both yards and meters. While at North ...
Inside The Games29d
Esports Olympics' delay and "the wow effect"
Regarding the decision to postpone the Games until 2027, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told Xinhua news agency that "It would be better not to take any risks and organise ...