Parabbit is the friendly mascot of the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games, where about 560 athletes competed in 122 medal events across five sports. Get to Know: The Design and Symbolism Parabbit is ...

A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a million dollars, part of ...

Catriona Le May Doan took her place in the Canadian Olympic history books at Salt Lake City 2002 where she became the first Canadian athlete to successfully defend an Olympic gold medal in an ...

An NHL legend with the Detroit Red Wings, Yzerman was already 36 when he was selected for his second Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City 2002 (he had also played in Nagano when NHL players were first ...

As a kid, many of us had sports heroes or people we idolized for their amazing skills and accomplishments — whether it be a ...

Feb. 5-8: FIL Luge World Championships (Whistler, Canada) Luge athletes compete in the 53rd FIL Luge World Championships at the Whistler Sliding Centre, host venue of luge during the 2010 Winter ...

Organised every four years, they include a summer and a winter edition. Athletes from all 206 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Olympic Refugee Team are eligible to compete in a wide range of ...

Nagano hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998. We’re not into winter sports people, but it’s a good choice for a visit even if you’re not because of the cold-weather infrastructure in this area ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito officially opened the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. According to sources, Naruhito is scheduled to meet with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee ...

Aerial video of Nozawa Onsen and surrounding ski resorts in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Snowy cityscape, taken on a sunny day after a snowfall. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted ...