The 2026 Winter Olympics ended as the twin flames in co-host cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were extinguished during a closing ceremony inside ancient Verona Arena.

The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics officially has begun its long and storied relay toward Milan’s San Siro Stadium, where it will light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony on ...

The end of the 2026 Olympic torch relay culminated with the lighting of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics cauldrons at the opening ceremony on Feb. 6.

Forty-six years ago, the 1980 Winter Olympic torch relay traveled through Columbia County, with a stop in Hudson, on its way ...

Either epic or unfortunate, these four moments in Olympics history will never be forgotten.

Althea Gibson was a pioneer in women's sports. She broke the color barrier in tennis and golf, winning at the U.S. Open, French Open and Wimbledon in the late '50s. Smithsonian curator Eric Jentsch ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Muhammad Ali held a torch and lit a cauldron to kick off the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Here & Now ‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Damion Thomas, curator of sports for the Smithsonian ...

Glen Rock Historical Society preserves the torch carried by local Nancy Gaeckler Warner in 1996.

Here is everything you need to know about the Olympic torch lighting, including TV and streaming options for this year's opening ceremony.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are finally here, with the opening ceremonies kicking off on February 9. But the Olympics have been making history for centuries. From the Games’ Greek origins to their first ...

Just imagine winning gold in your first games and becoming the first black woman to win an individual gold in the Winter Games, and now here Milan carrying the stars and stripes for your country. That ...