The Olympics always feel larger than sport. For a few weeks, the world watches athletes push themselves to the absolute limit — whether on a sunlit track or a frozen slope. But behind that moment are years of routine,

US athlete Annika Malacinski has opened up about training for 'five years' for a sport which the Olympics still doesn't allow women to compete in.

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Love is in the air at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics where a number of couples bring an added level of chemistry to the competition. Here are some of the couples competing with or against each other at the Games: CURLING Three couples competed in curling's mixed doubles event that ended on Tuesday.