International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry lauded Milan-Cortina 2026 as a "new kind of Winter Games" as she declared them closed on Sunday."You delivered a new kind Winter Games and set

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says the athletes "showed us that the Olympic Games are a place for everyone" as she closes this year's Winter Games.

Pau Gasol has been appointed as the athletes' representative on the executive board for the 2028 Olympic Games, succeeding Kirsty Coventry.

Olympics boss Kirsty Coventry says she will see if FIFA president Gianni Infantino has broken any rules because of a deal with US President Donald Trump's new Board of Peace. Infantino, who is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), signed what FIFA described as "a strategic partnership to drive recovery and peace through football" with Trump's Board - which European nations see as an unwanted rival to the United Nations.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry says the athletes "showed us that the Olympic Games are a place for everyone" as she closes this year's Winter Games.

The first female president in the International Olympic Committee’s 132 years got a proper stress test in the first games of her history-making leadership. Kirsty Coventry was widely seen as having good overall success at the Milan Cortina Winter Games that also gave a taste of challenges set to be tougher running into the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “An incredible games, and an incredible experience for me as my first in this role,” she told IOC colleagues Sunday.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry presented a weak image at the closing conference of the Winter Olympics, leaving many questions unanswered.

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry stated she was unaware of world soccer chief Gianni Infantino's attendance at a Board of Peace meeting and will investigate the matter.

Lindsey Vonn stürzt in ihrem letzten großen Rennen schwer, Lena Dürrs Medaillentraum platzt am ersten Tor und die IOC-Präsidentin Kirsty Coventry weint.

The new president of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, addressed the world on the opening day of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, acknowledging the dangerous cocktail of scandals, sport, and politics.

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 19 - RaiSport Director Paolo Petrecca has handed his resignation to Rai CEO Giampaolo Rossi after his blunder-strewn commentary on the Milano Cortina 2026 opening ceremony, the State broadcaster said on Thursday. It said Petrecca would leave his position at the end of the Winter Olympics and Marco Lollobrigida, one of RaiSport's top journalists and presenters, would step into the role temporarily. Rai's sports journalists withdrew their bylines from their reports last Friday in protest at the commentary the opening ceremony on February 6. Petrecca started the commentary by welcoming viewers to the Stadio Olimpico, instead of Milan's San Siro Stadium, and went on to commit a series of embarrassing mistakes. These including mistaking Italian actress Matilda De Angelis for Mariah Carey and International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry for Italian President Sergio Mattarella's daughter Laura. (ANSA). Read article...