3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (23+ words) Photo: Speed skater Miho Takagi hold a press conference in Tokyo - TKP2026040603upi.com Speed skater Miho Takagi hold a press conference in Tokyo...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (236+ words) Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Italy upstaged world record-holding Team USA to snatch gold in the 2026 Winter Olympics men's speed skating team pursuit Tuesday in Milan. Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini and Michele Malfatti combined for a 3:39.20 in the finale at Mlano Speed Skating…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (146+ words) Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands won the gold medal in women's 500-meter short track speed skating in Milan, Italy, on Thursday, after setting a world record in the semifinals. The 24-year-old skated the four laps of the track…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (302+ words) Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The United States' Ilia Malinin delivered a near-perfect short program Tuesday night in Milano, putting the two-time world champion firmly atop the men's singles standings heading into Friday's free skate. The "Quad God" pulled off one of the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (478+ words) Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are expected to travel to Italy to assist with security during the Winter Olympics, sparking dismay among Milan's leaders Tuesday. Attilio Fontana, president of Italy's Lombardy region, said Monday that ICE agents would…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1200+ words) TOKYO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Japan, which arguably boasts the best skateboarders in the world, gets to show them off to home crowds this week during a World Skateboarding Tour stop in Kitakyushu City in the western Fukuoka Prefecture. Athletes from some…...