The Games run through Feb. 22 and will feature about a dozen athletes with ties to Alaska.
Sports
Exciting and daunting: Eight Alaska nordic skiers will compete in Italy Olympics
Alaskans make up half the U.S. cross country ski team – an unusually high proportion.
A Juneau-born athlete is headed to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games
Last month, 24-year-old Maxime Germain made the team for the event that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
Popular fight night in Juneau celebrates 40th beatdown
AK Beatdown is a Juneau-based fighting league that hosts family-friendly fight nights that feature local and Alaska fighters. Saturday night’s show was completely sold out.
Juneau’s Parks and Rec feeds growing passion for pickleball among seniors
Pickleball has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the country. It’s particularly popular with older people over age 65 — who make up an increasing part of Juneau’s population.
Juneau’s Crimson Bears football team may be part of Super Bowl feature
Alaska viewers of this year’s Super Bowl may recognize the Crimson Bears, Juneau’s high school football team, in the coverage leading up to the big game.