The pathway to help and safety for injured skiers like Lindsey Vonn is often through the air

Helicopter rescues in ski racing are crucial for quickly evacuating injured athletes. Skiers often face dangerous conditions, reaching speeds up to 80 mph.

Austria’s Benjamin Karl, one of Milan Cortina’s old-man athletes, goes out with a bang by nailing Olympic gold in the parallel giant slalom snowboard race

Austria’s Benjamin Karl became the first athlete to win four Olympic medals in snowboard by winning gold in the parallel ...

Swiss and Italian skiers triumph in men’s downhill, winning first Olympic medals

Glory in the men’s downhill ski race went to Switzerland’s Franjo Von Allmen in the first medal event of the Milan Cortina ...

Olympic bobsled, skeleton and luge athletes file appeals for spots at Milan Cortina Games

U.S. Olympic bobsledder Kris Horn is asking the sport's governing body to let him compete in the two-man race at the Milan ...