The American men begins their quest for Olympic gold on Thursday against Latvia. After a two-and-a-half-year wait, Madison ...

Olympic medals have what's known as a "melt value." But they're worth far more financially than their mineral contents, an auction expert notes.

The Olympic gold medals this year include six grams of gold.

These strange Olympic facts are pure gold. But you can read on to find out how much pure gold is actually in a gold medal.

What if your Olympic poster was so controversial that countries labeled it “immoral” and some forbade it altogether in public places. That is exactly what happened to Stockholm, Sweden in 1912, host ...