Singaporean Faiz Basha is the first competitor to represent his country in a snow sport at the Olympic Winter Games and his road to the frozen slopes from his tropical nation included unconventional training on inline skates.

Explore Singapore's journey in winter sports, from its first Olympian in eight years to the challenges and hopes for future growth. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Americans who top the podium at the Milan Cortina Games will be in line for a $37,500 bonus. Their competitors could collect as much as $800,000.

It is not just the action on the ice that has been grabbing attention. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Olympic athletes are not paid by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but are instead paid by their respective countries. The IOC, instead, redistributes its funding to the development of sporting activity around the world, according to CNN.