With Winter Olympics in town, Cortina d’Ampezzo’s snow-making team discusses their work

The team that creates snow across the Italian resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo works feverishly behind the scenes to ensure that ...
CNA

IOC boss Coventry hails Milano Cortina Games a success

The Milano Cortina Olympics exceeded expectations despite a shaky build-up, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said on Friday, ...
News Tribune

Ravioli filled with red beets is colorful pasta dish of Olympic host Cortina

Every corner of Italy has its own culinary traditions, from carbonara in Rome to tortellini in Bologna. Winter Olympics ...

In Olympic host village Cortina, wearing fur never went out of style

Fur coats are plentiful on the streets of Cortina, especially during these Winter Games. When asked to explain why furs ...

Swiss 'Golden Era' on Olympic slopes, redemption for Shiffrin highlight drama from Bormio to Cortina

It started with a fresh face from Switzerland named Franjo von Allmen bursting on the Olympic scene by grabbing the first of an historic three gold medals in ski racing.

British Olympic skier who competed in slalom at Cortina dies

Jocelyn Murray, a skier who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics, died February 11. The death of Murray, who ...

Fur remains a fixture in Cortina, the co-host city of the Winter Olympics, in photos

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Fur coats are plentiful on the streets of Cortina d’Ampezzo, especially during these Winter Games. When asked to explain why furs remain so common here, even as much of ...

Tenley Albright and Carol Heiss relive their Olympic skating triumph from 70 years ago in Cortina

Tenley Albright and Carol Heiss look back on the 1956 Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, where American figure skating dominated ...