A catastrophic injury was narrowly avoided at the Winter Olympics when combined skier Ben Loomis was struck by track equipment whilst accelerating down a 370-foot ski jump ramp.

The 19-year-old captured two silver medals and a bronze, becoming Poland’s first ski jumper to win three medals at a single Winter Olympics. But instead of a flashy celebration, Tomasiak asked for a thanksgiving Eucharist, placing his medals on the altar in gratitude to God.

A member of Team USA dodged a massive bullet Thursday. Competing in the Nordic combined team sprint at the 2026 Winter Games, American ski jumper Ben Loomis was struck by a leaf blower as he was hurtling down the track to begin his jump and managed to evade serious injury.

Ski jumping left a distinct mark on the Milano Cortina Winter Games, with a strange sideshow, a weather-driven controversy and a series of upsets that reshaped the sport’s landscape as its Olympic programme expanded.

Sit down with pop culture critic Linda Holmes as she watches the 2026 winter games. She is exhausted by cross-country, says "ow ow ow" during moguls, and makes the case, once and for all, for curling.

Last week, the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy were hit with a bizarre scandal involving the sport of men's ski jumping. That controversy was directly

Follow today's Winter Olympics medal events, results live. U.S. women's hockey team goes for a spot in the gold medal game, plus pairs figure skating.

Annika Belshaw's DQ came shortly after Austria's Daniel Tschofenig was disqualified for boots that were too big