3 d. ago Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan Cortina Games

The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy

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4 d. ago Heated Rivalry star duo named torchbearers for 2026 Winter Olympics

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie to join torch relayOpening ceremony set mainly for San Siro stadiumWilliams already in Milan via fashion week appearancesHudson Williams and Connor Storrie, the stars of the hit television series Heated Rivalry, have been named official torchbearers for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.The actors will carry the Olympic flame during the torch relay that concludes in Milan on 6 February, the day of the opening ceremony that will be centered in the city’s San Siro football stadium. Organizers have not yet announced when or where Williams and Storrie will take part. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago How climate change is threatening the future of Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics will rely on millions of cubic metres of artificial snow

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6 d. ago Your unofficial guide to the Winter Olympics 2026 ON SALE NOW

Includes exclusive interviews, highlights the global superstars and a day-to-day guide of the Winter Olympics 2026 which start on February 6 in Italy.

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8 d. ago JD Vance to lead US presidential delegation at Milano Cortina Winter Olympics

Vance to represent US at Olympic opening ceremonyCeremony spans Milan and three mountain venuesFormer US Olympic champions set to join delegationUS vice-president JD Vance will head the American presidential delegation to the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, the White House confirmed Saturday.Vance is scheduled to attend the ceremony on 6 February, when the Milan-Cortina Games officially get underway. He will be accompanied by second lady Usha Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio and US ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Canada cleared of US allegations they rigged skeleton qualifying for Winter Olympics

US athlete said she was deliberately deprived of pointsInvestigation says Canada acted within rulesCanada’s skeleton team have been cleared of allegations they rigged a qualifying event for the Winter Olympics and denied rival athletes from qualifying for next month’s Games.USA’s Katie Uhlaender, a five-time Winter Olympian in skeleton, accused the Canadian team of deliberately pulling four of its six athletes from a race in Lake Placid, New York, last weekend in order to make it harder for athletes from other countries to qualify. The reduced field meant fewer qualifying points were available and Uhlaender, who won the event, missed out on a place at this year’s Games, which will take place in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Uhlaender claims Joe Cecchini, the head coach of Canada’s skeleton team, told her he had come up with the scheme. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Olympic tensions flare as US skeleton star alleges Canadian coach rigged qualifying event

Katie Uhlaender misses sixth trip to OlympicsAthlete says she was deliberately deprived of pointsSporting tensions between the USA and Canada have erupted once again, this time in skeleton as next month’s Winter Olympics approach.USA’s Katie Uhlaender, a five-time Winter Olympian in skeleton, has accused the Canadian team of depriving her of a place at the Milan-Cortina Games by manipulating a qualifying event over the weekend. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Maxim Naumov makes US Winter Olympics team year after parents’ death in DC plane crash

US Figure Skating names team for Milan-CortinaNaumov’s parents were also OlympiansUS Figure Skating has confirmed the 16 athletes who will represent Team USA at the Milan-Cortina Games next month in Italy, including Maxim Naumov, who fulfilled the hopes of his late parents by making the Olympic team.Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, who were world champions in pairs figure skating in 1994, became coaches at the Skating Club of Boston. Last January, they were returning from Wichita, Kansas, host of the 2025 US championships, along with 26 others connected to figure skating, when their plane collided with a military helicopter, killing everyone on board both aircraft. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in freezing conditions

55-year-old worker died during overnight shiftTemperatures plunged to -12C in Cortina d’AmpezzoA guard at a construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue in the mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo died during a freezing overnight shift, authorities have confirmed. Italy’s infrastructure minister, Matteo Salvini, called for a full investigation into the circumstances of the 55-year-old worker’s death.Italian media reported that the death occurred on Thursday while the worker was on duty at a construction site near Cortina’s ice arena. Temperatures that night plunged to -12C (10.4F). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in nighttime sub

Authorities have confirmed the death of a guard at construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue in the mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo

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2 w. ago Milan’s Catholic archdiocese brings Olympic values into parish life

As Milan prepares to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, the city’s Catholic archdiocese launched a multi-year program that uses sport to promote values such as inclusion and solidarity among children and adolescents

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