Olympics

Around 30 athletes at this summer’s Olympics had ties to Utah. Reporter Shara Park was part of the KSL team following their journey in Tokyo. She said she’ll mostly remember the empty seats and generosity of the Japanese people.

The bid to bring the Winter Olympic games back to Utah is gathering pace. Fraser Bullock, president of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee For The Games, said he expects talks to move forward after the Tokyo Games end and he hopes for a decision to be made by next summer.

After being chosen as an alternate for the 2016 Olympics, MyKayla Skinner was determined to make it off the sidelines in 2020. Then, 2020 became 2021, and now she says the unusual games Tokyo will be her last competition as a gymnast.

Thursday morning, May 14, 2020Herd Immunity Still Far OffUtah’s epidemiologist Angela Dunn announced two more COVID-19 related deaths Wednesday, bringing…

The U.S. sport climbing team’s hopes and aspirations are on pause after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed for a year due to the COVID–19 pandemic. “It’s…

Rock climbing is making its debut in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the U.S. national team is training in Salt Lake City. For the eight elite athletes who…

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk remembers coming to Utah in the 1990s, when Park City was one of the few places that allowed snowboarding.Utah has “always…

Utah has Olympic fever again. Business and political leaders on Utah’s Olympic/Paralympic Exploratory Committee unanimously agreed Wednesday to move…

Utah County Commissioners caused an uproar in March when they sent a letter to Provo City, stating intent to end its contracts over the Peaks Ice…

Many of the US athletes arriving in Rio are not only participating in the Olympic games, they’re taking part in a research study about the Zika virus. A…

The U.S. Olympic Committee has added the University of Utah to its National Medical Network to support elite U.S. athletes. It’s the third medical center…

The University of Utah is removing the iconic Hoberman Arch outside of Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Hoberman Arch was a key part of the imagery of the 2002…