Olympics

Team Italy celebrates the win of the bid for Olympic Games 2026 during IOC Announcement at SwissTec...
GRAHAM DUNBAR & DANIELLA MATAR, Associated Press

Italy’s Milan-Cortina Wins Vote To Host 2026 Winter Olympics

Italy will host the 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, taking the Winter Games to the Alpine country for the second time in 20 years.
5 years ago
Bowe skating...
Alex Cabrero, KSL TV

One Year After Winning Olympic Bronze, Utah-Based Speedskater Is Even More Dominant

Brittany Bowe won Bronze as part of a team race with fellow U.S. skaters Mia Manganello, Heather Bergsma, and Carlijn Schoutens. This World Cup season, though, Bowe has been dominant.
5 years ago
The ISU World Cup Speed Skating Final is happening March 9 - 10 at the Utah Olympic Oval....
KSL TV

ISU World Cup Speed Skating Final Happening At Olympic Oval

The state's Olympic venues continue to be put to good use -- this time with the ISU World Cup Speed Skating Final.
5 years ago
Skiers...
Alex Cabrero, KSL TV

Utah Set To Host Biggest Winter Event Since 2002 Olympics

Visit Salt Lake president and CEO says hosting big, international events like this one is further proof the state can host another Olympic Games.
5 years ago
Lindsey C. Kildow of the USA in action in the slalom event of the women's combined during the Salt ...
Associated Press

Skier Lindsey Vonn Considering Immediate Retirement Due To Injuries

Lindsey Vonn has "so much to process" that she is going to take a few days to decide her future.
5 years ago
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Eddie Pells & Brady McCombs, Associated Press

Salt Lake Chosen As US Candidate City For Future Olympic Games

Salt Lake City will be a candidate for a future winter Olympic games, the United States Olympic Committee announced Friday. The USOC was picking between bids put forth for the games by Salt Lake and Denver.
5 years ago
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Lisa Riley Roche, KSL.com

Reno-Tahoe Out; Salt Lake City, Denver Vie For Winter Olympics

One of the three cities bidding for the Winter Olympics, Reno-Tahoe, has dropped out. That leaves Denver and Salt Lake City.
6 years ago
Solitude Mountain Resort, April 8, 2013....
Sean Moody

Young skiers mark end of season with pointers from Olympic gold medalist

About 50 children got some skiing tips from Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety at Solitude Mountain Resort
6 years ago
Thousands of people stood on both sides of Main Street to cheer and say congratulations....
Alex Cabrero

Parade of Olympians marches through Park City

Thousands of people stood on both sides of Main Street to cheer and say congratulations, especially to those home grown stars from Park City.
6 years ago
Michael Phelps, 32, opened up about his years-long battle with depression to David Axelrod on "The ...
Haley Draznin, Producer

Michael Phelps calls on US Olympic Committee to do more to help athletes struggling with depression

The most decorated Olympian of all time, swimmer Michael Phelps rewrote sports history. But his journey to 28 Olympic medals did not come without challenge. Even in the midst of Olympic perfection, the athlete grappled with mental health issues.
6 years ago
Conor Lyne was the flag bearer for Ireland in 2014....
Alex Cabrero

Retired Olympic skier encourages current Olympians to pursue their passion beyond sports

Looking back now, four years later, Conor Lyne can't believe it. Still to this day, probably the best experience I've ever had,” said Lyne. Lyne competed for Ireland as a ski racer during the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
6 years ago
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Andrew Wittenberg

Sights and sounds of South Korea

The KSL team wraps up Olympic coverage with a look back at South Korea's culture.
6 years ago
U.S. Olympian Lindsey Vonn was seen wearing Ravean's heated pants on the Olympic broadcast....
Ray Boone

Utah businessman shocked to see his heated pants featured at Olympics

Henry Deutsch is a co-founder of a company called "Ravean," which makes a variety of heated apparel.
6 years ago
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Ashley Moser

Utah hockey players draw inspiration from historic women’s gold medal moment

SALT LAKE CITY – It has become one of the most memorable moments of the PyeongChang Winter Games: US Woman’s Hockey Team winning gold for the first time in 20 years. The moment was especially meaningful for athletes on the Copper Hills Hockey team who played for their own gold Friday night. Jordyn Baker, Emily […]
6 years ago
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Andrew Wittenberg

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in PyeongChang as NBC correspondent

Retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is taking in his first winter Olympics and chatting about driving a different sort of ride with the bobsled teams.
6 years ago
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Andrew Wittenberg

Curling gaining fame with Olympics

The KSL team tries the sport of curling.
6 years ago
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Keira Fairmont

Olympic transportation runs smooth in South Korea thanks to Utah man

Crowded — it’s just one way to describe the Olympic host city of PyeongChang, for the past couple of weeks. And moving the masses through the masses is not an easy task, which means you need a guy who can do all that. That guy is Utah’s  Yonha Ryu. The success or failure of Olympic […]
6 years ago
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MIKE HEADRICK

Seoul: A city on world stage for second time

SEOUL, South Korea – Getting from point A to point B can sound so, so simple. That is unless you’re foreign to the country, can’t read the language and praying what’s written on the train ticket is where you will actually end up. The hope for me and photographer Tanner Siegworth is to get from […]
6 years ago
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Andrew Wittenberg

Sounds of South Korea: K-pop concert in PyeongChang

While the Olympic Games have been going on, Andrew Wittenberg has been taking in the sights and sounds South Korea has to offer.
6 years ago
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Olympic Zone: Former Olympian hits slopes

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – Four-time gold medalist alpine ski racer Julia Mancuso is hanging up her ski gear and reporting in PyeongChang for NBC. As a correspondent for “The Olympic Zone,” a nightly 30-minute show, Mancuso is embracing the life of a spectator. On Tuesday, Mancuso finally made her way over to the mountains of […]
6 years ago
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MIKE HEADRICK

Helping Hands at Winter Olympic Games

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – With all of its blue and yellow, a make-shift, two-story building near PyeongChang’s Olympic park is certainly hard to miss. Built in less than a month, local leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints call its creation ‘a miracle’ as the church seizes an opportunity at the Winter […]
6 years ago
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Andrew Wittenberg

Traditional Korean street performers dazzle Olympic fans

A group dressed in period-based costumes playing traditional Korean drums and horns put on an impressive show that drew a crowd of hundreds.
6 years ago
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Leona Wood

Olympic Zone: Enjoying coffee with raccoons

PYEONGCHANG- Four-time gold medalist alpine ski racer Julia Mancuso is hanging up her ski gear and reporting in PyeongChang for NBC. As a correspondent for “The Olympic Zone,” a nightly 30-minute show, Mancuso is embracing the life of a spectator. On Monday, she visited Raccoon Cafe in Seoul where patrons can have a coffee and […]
6 years ago
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Visting the LDS church in South Korea

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has reached almost every corner of the world with its nearly 16 million members, including the place where the Winter Olympics are underway in South Korea. The first missionaries visited Korea in the mid 1950s. Now, there are more than 87,860 members, four […]
6 years ago

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