Milano Cortina 2026

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics end with closing ceremony

The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games came to a close on Sunday, March 15, with a closing ceremony at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium themed "Italian Souvenir," marking the end of 10 days of competition that International Paralympic Committee…

Andersson wins first Olympic women’s 50km ski race

Ebba Andersson of Sweden skied to a commanding gold medal in the first-ever women's 50km cross-country race at the Olympic Winter Games, completing a story of redemption at Milano Cortina 2026. Andersson finished the grueling mass start classic in 2…

2026 Winter Olympics close at Verona’s ancient arena

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics came to a close Sunday with a ceremony titled "Beauty in Action" at Verona's ancient Roman amphitheater, marking the first time an Olympic ceremony has been staged inside a UNESCO World Heritage site. The…

Italy’s Deromedis wins Olympic ski cross gold in historic 1-2 finish

Japanese freestyle skier Satoshi Furuno made history at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese athlete ever to reach the men's ski cross final at Livigno Snow Park. The 26-year-old finished fourth in a four-man…

Klaebo wins record sixth gold at Milano Cortina Olympics

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo completed a perfect run through the men's cross-country skiing program at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday, winning the 50km mass start classic to become the first athlete ever to claim six gold medals at a single…

Spain wins first Winter Olympic gold in 54 years at skimo debut

Oriol Cardona Coll claimed a historic double achievement on Thursday, winning the first-ever men's ski mountaineering sprint gold medal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics while ending Spain's 54-year wait for a Winter Games gold. The 31-year-old from Banyoles,…

China’s Su Yiming wins Olympic slopestyle gold on 22nd birthday

Su Yiming of China celebrated his 22nd birthday in golden fashion on Wednesday, winning the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics to give his country its first gold medal of the Games.

Germany sweeps Olympic two-man bobsled podium for second Games in a row

Johannes Lochner finally has his Olympic gold medal.

Norway’s Strøm wins inaugural Olympic women’s large hill ski jump

Norway's Anna Odine Strøm soared to gold in the inaugural Olympic women's large hill ski jumping event on Sunday in Predazzo, Italy, becoming the first woman to claim two individual ski jumping gold medals at the same Winter Games. The…

Italy’s Brignone wins giant slalom for second Olympic gold

Federica Brignone completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in Alpine skiing history on Sunday, winning the women's giant slalom at Milano Cortina 2026 for her second gold medal of the Games. The 35-year-old Italian finished with a combined time…

Dutch skater van ‘t Wout wins second short track gold in Milan

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands cemented his status as the breakout star of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday, winning the men's 1500m short track final at Milano Ice Skating Arena to claim his second individual…

Norway’s Klaebo ties Winter Olympics gold record with eighth medal

Johannes Hosflot Klaebo made history on Friday at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games, winning the men's 10-kilometer freestyle cross-country ski race to claim his eighth Olympic gold medal and tie the all-time Winter Olympics record.

Dutch speedskaters sweep short track golds at Milan Cortina

Dutch speedskaters swept both short track finals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday evening, as Xandra Velzeboer won the women's 500 meters and Jens van 't Wout captured the men's 1,000 meters at the Milan Ice Skating…

Swiss skier von Allmen wins third gold, joins all-time greats

Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen secured his place among Alpine skiing's all-time greats on Wednesday, winning the men's super-G at the Milano Cortina Olympics to claim his third gold medal in just five days. The 24-year-old finished with a time of…

Milano Cortina organizers fix faulty Olympic medals

Several athletes at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics have discovered their medals cracking or coming apart shortly after receiving them on the podium, prompting organizers to launch an investigation and announce a repair program just days into the Games.

Austria’s Karl, 40, becomes oldest Winter Olympic gold medalist

Austria's Benjamin Karl capped his Olympic career in emphatic fashion on Sunday, defending his parallel giant slalom title at the Milano Cortina Games to become the first snowboarder in history to win four Olympic medals. The 40-year-old surged past South…

Japan sweeps gold and silver in Olympic snowboard big air

Kira Kimura delivered a stunning final-run comeback Saturday night to claim Japan's first-ever gold medal in men's snowboard big air at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, leading a historic Japanese sweep of the top two positions in Livigno, Italy.

Italy wins first gold as Milano Cortina Olympics open

The first full day of competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics delivered drama, records, and historic performances on Saturday, February 7, with Italy setting the tone for a memorable home Games as five gold medals were awarded across alpine skiing,…

Swiss skier wins first gold medal of Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics

Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland captured the first gold medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, delivering a masterful performance in the men's downhill on the challenging Stelvio course in Bormio on Saturday.

Milano Cortina 2026 opens with tribute to Giorgio Armani

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics began Friday with a moving tribute to Giorgio Armani, the legendary fashion designer who died in September 2025 at age 91. Models wearing his signature loosely-tailored suits in green, white, and red formed a…

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics opens with designer uniforms

Athletes from around the world paraded into Milan's San Siro Stadium on Friday evening for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, transforming what is traditionally a sporting occasion into one of the most stylish displays in Olympic history.…

2026 Winter Olympics open in Milan with new tech, PFAS ban

The 2026 Winter Olympics open today at San Siro Stadium in Milan, marking the beginning of a 17-day competition where victories and defeats will be measured in fractions of seconds and determined by the invisible forces of physics and chemistry.

2026 Winter Olympics open with ceremony at Milan’s San Siro

The 2026 Winter Olympics officially commence today as Milan's iconic San Siro Stadium hosts the Opening Ceremony, kicking off 16 days of competition across northern Italy. Nearly 2,900 athletes from 93 nations will compete for 116 gold medals through February…

2026 Winter Olympics open with Alps blanketed in artificial snow

The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, which officially begin on February 6 with a historic dual-location opening ceremony, will depend almost entirely on manufactured snow as warming temperatures and unpredictable natural snowfall reshape the future of winter sports in the Alps.

2026 Winter Olympics to feature AI replays, first-person drones

Two days before the opening ceremony, Olympic Broadcasting Services unveiled the most advanced suite of broadcasting technologies ever deployed at a Winter Games, promising viewers an immersive experience that will place them alongside athletes racing down icy tracks and soaring…