With the challenge of a several years-long process, carrying the torch of a new sport into the Olympic ring of fire is no ...

Alaskans have been gathering in the tiny coastal town of Valdez to celebrate the art of climbing ice Alaska’s hardiest residents have gathered around the frozen waterfalls of Valdez—some of them up to ...

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan have won the pairs event at the Four Continents figure skating competition, ...

Climate change has put the prospect of an actual new edition of the Netherlands' iconic Elfstedentocht skating race over frozen canals and lakes on thin ice but it is relishing the drama of a previous ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

Aomori, the capital of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, is known for being the snowiest city in the world with a ...