4 h. ago Winter Olympics venues still not completed ahead of next month’s Games

The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics is just 16 days away and some venues are still yet to be completed

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6 h. ago How Leonardo Da Vinci will be honoured at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

The Olympic cauldrons will pay homage to Leonardo Da Vinci

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7 h. ago Winter Olympics favouritism row erupts as hosts Italy pick curling director’s daughter

The announcement of Italy’s women’s curling team has received criticism following a controversial selection

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7 h. 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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26 h. ago Sweet moment Prince of Wales puts his arm around Kate as pair enjoy fun

The Prince and Princess of Wales were in Scotland today where they joined the British Olympic and Paralympic curling teams in Stirling ahead of the winter games in Italy.

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26 h. ago Prince and Princess of Wales try out curling on visit to Scotland

William and Kate try their hand at one of Britain’s most successful winter sports

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27 h. 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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29 h. ago Prince and Princess of Wales take to the ice as they meet Winter Olympics heroes

The Prince and Princess of Wales were in Scotland today where they joined the British Olympic and Paralympic curling teams in Stirling ahead of the winter games in Italy.

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48 h. ago ‘I think the Olympics will be easier!’: Ice dancers Bekker and Hernandez on pitch

Young ice dance duo Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez are preparing for their first-ever Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina next month

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50 h. ago ‘We want this’: Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson embrace pressure as they aim for Olympic gold

The pair are bidding to follow in the footsteps of ‘trailblazers’ Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean with an Olympic medal in Milan next month

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3 d. ago London hockey stars thrilled to be on Team Canada for Winter Olympics

London hockey stars thrilled to be on Team Canada for Winter Olympics  CBC

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3 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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3 d. ago Australia dominate snowboard halfpipe as Scotty James wins final World Cup before Olympics

Valentino Guseli takes bronze and NZ’s Campbell Melville Ives silverMore medals in bobsleigh and snowboard cross ahead of Milan-Cortina GamesSnowboard king Scotty James has dazzled to reign supreme in the last World Cup halfpipe event before the Olympics, where he’ll be seeking an elusive gold medal.On a big day for Australia’s Olympic hopes, James sent a clear message to rivals as he won the prestigious Laax Open in Switzerland for a third consecutive time and fifth time in total, while young countryman Valentino Guseli was third. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson miss out on maiden European ice dance title

The British pair took bronze for the second year in a row, behind France’s Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Italy’s Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri

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5 d. ago British skeleton star Matt Weston seals World Cup triumph to lay down Winter Olympics marker

Matt Weston is set to go for gold at next month’s Winter Olympics

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5 d. ago European Figure Skating Championships: Nailbiting final ahead as Scottish skaters in silver medal spot

Gibson and Fear will be vying for a podium place in Milan at the Winter Olympic Games next month

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5 d. ago Great Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson in contention for European title after first skate

Three-time European medallists Fear and Gibson sit in second place after the rhythm dance in Sheffield

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6 d. ago US star dealt major blow to hopes of reaching sixth Winter Olympics after sabotage claim dismissed

Katie Uhlaender, 41, is trying to qualify for her sixth Winter Olympics

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6 d. ago Canadian skater, 42, aiming for Winter Olympics history after ending 16

Deanna Stellato-Dudek is eyeing an Olympic gold medal at the age of 42 at next month’s Games

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6 d. 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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