The women's final between Sweden and Switzerland will be the last event at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on February 22, while the bronze medal game between Canada and the United States will take place on Saturday.

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 the world has moved to synthetic alternatives,

The Milano Cortina Olympics exceeded expectations despite a shaky build-up, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said on Friday, hailing the first spread-out Winter Games a success."These Games are truly

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

Fur coats are plentiful on the streets of Cortina, especially during these Winter Games. When asked to explain why furs remain so common here, while much of the world has moved to synthetic alternatives whether for environmental,

Jocelyn Murray, a skier who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics, died February 11. The death of Murray, who competed under the name Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore, was not reported in the British media until Wednesday.

Every corner of Italy has its own culinary traditions, from carbonara in Rome to tortellini in Bologna. Winter Olympics co-host Cortina d'Ampezzo's signature dish is the colorful, stuffed pasta known as casunziei.

The team that creates snow across the Italian resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo works feverishly behind the scenes to ensure that no one actually notices their work, whether the Winter Olympics are in town or during ski season.

A sprawling world-class city and a small mountain village with a rich Olympic history, separated by about five or six hours, collaborate and play host to a truly dual-host Winter Games. Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo pulled it off.