There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 gold medals are waiting to be awarded during the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina, Italy. Milan’s San Siro stadium is the venue for the Friday, Feb. 6 opening ceremony, which is usually the most viewed moment ...

RAY BROOK — USA Luge’s Sophia Kirkby is gearing up to make history as part of the first-ever American women’s doubles team to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. But for the Ray Brook native, who races alongside Chevonne Forgan, the moment is a bit bittersweet. She’ll be without one ...

LAKE PLACID — Tate Frantz has always dreamt about making it to the Olympics. And soon, the 20-year-old ski jumper from Lake Placid will officially make his dream a reality. But if you asked him four years ago if he’d be competing in the 2026 Olympics, his answer might not have been a ...

MILAN — The Milano Cortina Winter Games are the most spread-out in Olympic history. For the organizers of the Feb. 6-22 Games, it was a choice to use existing infrastructure as much as possible, but this means no central hub and strategic choices for spectators. The Games will span over ...

Speedskater Erin Jackson already has made history, as the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. Bobsledder Frank Del Duca, of Saranac Lake, is a sergeant in the Army, hailing from a family with deep Italian roots. They might be the perfect pair to lead the ...

Kirsty Coventry, elected last March as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, touts the Milan Cortina Winter Games that officially open Friday as “the most gender-balanced in history.” That’s reflected in, and helped by, changes on the schedule over the ...