Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

With Matt Graham’s bronze medal Sunday in men’s dual moguls, however, Australia has already clinched its best-ever Winter Olympics with five medals including golds in men’s moguls, women’s dual moguls ...

In the 100-plus years since the first Winter Olympics took place in 1924 in Chamonix, France, many events have come and gone. Curling and short track have held on. Slightly quirkier events like ski ...