Three athletes from the Tennessee Valley are off to Italy first thing Wednesday morning to compete in the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

For residents seeking a fun activity to do this weekend that supports a good cause, the town held its first polar plunge to fundraise for the Special Olympics Sunday afternoon. Community members came ...

Members of a number of different Oklahoma law enforcement agencies took the plunge into frigid water Saturday morning to ...

The United States Olympic team has announced a grant of $100 million for athletes. The grant representing the largest donation received by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee so far ...

U.S. Olympian Suni Lee stole the spotlight as she celebrated a very special day. The American gymnast marked the occasion ...

On Wednesday, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced a new financial assistance program for all Team USA athletes — a $100,000 retirement benefit per each Olympic Games ...

The U.S. Olympic team received its biggest donation ever — $100 million — to fund $100,000 payments and matching life insurance benefits for anyone who earns a spot on Team USA starting next year.

She's 25 years old now and is an Olympian with Team USA. "I was lucky enough to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing," Farquharson said. "A lot of people think that you're just lying there, ...

A former Olympic athlete known as "The Giant” landed ... Michael Loria is a national reporter on the USA TODAY breaking news desk. Contact him at mloria@usatoday.com, @mchael_mchael or on ...

Max Gilbert will be representing the Great Lakes State, and the USA, in Alpine skiing ... swimming with the Special Olympics, and joined his high school's ski team. Special Olympics Michigan ...

The U.S. is among the few countries whose government does not fund its Olympic program or its athletes. The U.S. team is dependent on sponsorship and media deals (for around 75-80% of its revenue ...