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A worker blows snow off a path at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

IOC open to earlier dates for future Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of warmer temperatures

Read full article: IOC open to earlier dates for future Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of warmer temperatures

Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee says.

FILE - Athletes compete during the men's sprint race at the Ski Mountaineering World Cup event in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Do you know what skimo is? Could Vonn and Shiffrin team up? Here's what's new at the Olympics

Read full article: Do you know what skimo is? Could Vonn and Shiffrin team up? Here's what's new at the Olympics

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has touted the Milan Cortina Winter Games as the most gender-balanced in history.

Casey Wasserman, Chairman of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games speaks during an IOC meeting ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Olympic officials from Africa quiz 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games leaders on visa concerns

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Olympic officials from Africa have taken their concerns about a visa program for entering the United States to leaders of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Spain's Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate competes during the Men's Short Program on day two of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, Thursday, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
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Minions music leads to nightmare for Olympic skater while putting a spotlight on a yearslong problem

Read full article: Minions music leads to nightmare for Olympic skater while putting a spotlight on a yearslong problem

Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate faces a major challenge just days before the Milano Cortina Olympics.

United States' Lindsey Vonn smiles during a press conference by the U.S. ski team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
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Lindsey Vonn is 'confident' she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee

Read full article: Lindsey Vonn is 'confident' she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee

Lindsey Vonn is “confident” she can compete at the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite the left knee injury she sustained in a crash four days ago.

FILE - Erin Jackson of the United States hoists an American flag after winning the gold medal in the speedskating women's 500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)
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Speedskater Erin Jackson, bobsledder Frank Del Duca picked as US flag bearers for Winter Olympics

Read full article: Speedskater Erin Jackson, bobsledder Frank Del Duca picked as US flag bearers for Winter Olympics

Speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca have been chosen as the U.S. flag bearers for the Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony on Friday.

Australia's Reilly Flanagan, centre, smiles with his teammates Laura Peel, left, and Abbey Willcox, at the AIS European Training Centre in Gavirate, on the Varese lake, northern Italy, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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Australian freestyle skier Laura Peel hurts knee in Winter Olympics training camp

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Australian freestyle skier Laura Peel has hurt her knee in a training camp ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

FILE - United States' Mallory Swanson, left, reacts after teammate Trinity Rodman, right, scored a goal during a women's group B match between the United States and Zambia at Nice Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2024, in Nice, France. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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Rodman, Swanson and Wilson look forward to reuniting Triple Espresso after eventful year

Read full article: Rodman, Swanson and Wilson look forward to reuniting Triple Espresso after eventful year

So much has changed in the lives of Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Wilson since winning the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

People take part in an Anti-ICE demonstration, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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IOC president Kirsty Coventry says ICE and Epstein files are 'sad' distractions from Winter Olympics

Read full article: IOC president Kirsty Coventry says ICE and Epstein files are 'sad' distractions from Winter Olympics

The United States is already dominating the narrative two years before the Los Angeles Olympics and five days before the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Games.

Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
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Von Allmen hands Crans-Montana 2nd Swiss victory in 2 days in last World Cup race before Olympics

Read full article: Von Allmen hands Crans-Montana 2nd Swiss victory in 2 days in last World Cup race before Olympics

World champion Franjo von Allmen dominated the last men’s World Cup downhill before the Olympics and gave troubled ski resort Crans-Montana a second Swiss victory of the weekend.

Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang acknowledges being named the games number one start after scoring the gamin-winning goal in the overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Longtime Penguins defenseman Kris Letang out at least a month due to fractured foot

Read full article: Longtime Penguins defenseman Kris Letang out at least a month due to fractured foot

The surging Pittsburgh Penguins will have to find a way forward without longtime defenseman Kris Letang.

FILE - From front to back, United States' Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran skate to a new world record during the men's team pursuit at a World Cup speedskating event, Nov. 16, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate, File)
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What is Slippery Fish? A secret project to win Olympic speedskating medals with help from an app

Read full article: What is Slippery Fish? A secret project to win Olympic speedskating medals with help from an app

The U.S. Olympic team for long track speedskating is hoping a secret project called Slippery Fish that uses computer technology can help win medals at the Milan Cortina Winter Games this month.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates skate during the free dance competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Netflix films Chock and Bates for a docuseries as US skaters prepare for Milan Cortina Olympics

Read full article: Netflix films Chock and Bates for a docuseries as US skaters prepare for Milan Cortina Olympics

American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates are featured in a new Netflix documentary about their journey to the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Australia's winter olympic athletes pose for photographers at the AIS European Training Centre in Gavirate, on the Varese lake, northern Italy, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Australian base in Italy gives athletes from Down Under a home edge at the Winter Olympics

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Australia has a "home away from home" for the Milan Cortina Olympics at the European Training Centre in Gavirate, Italy.

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) has his shot knocked away by Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jalen Chatfield (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Devils' Jack Hughes leaves game with injury 2 weeks before US opens play at the Olympics

Read full article: Devils' Jack Hughes leaves game with injury 2 weeks before US opens play at the Olympics

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes left the team's game against Nashville in the first period and did not return.

United States' Lindsey Vonn celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup Super G, in Tarvisio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Shiffrin, Vonn and other ski racers star in ESPN's 'On the Edge' docuseries leading into Olympics

Read full article: Shiffrin, Vonn and other ski racers star in ESPN's 'On the Edge' docuseries leading into Olympics

Before Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn and other World Cup ski racers chase gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics, they will star in a new docuseries that gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it’s like on the circuit.

FILE - Silver medalist Simone Biles, of the United States, left, and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles, of the United States, right, bow to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade, of Brazil, during the medal ceremony for the women's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from US gymnast Jordan Chiles goes back to Swiss court

Read full article: Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from US gymnast Jordan Chiles goes back to Swiss court

A gymnastics medal disputed by the United States and Romania at the 2024 Paris Olympics is heading for a fresh legal review in a Swiss court.

Erin Jackson competes in the women's 500 meters at the U.S. Olympic trials for long track speed skating at the Pettit National Ice Center Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Erin Jackson does not want to be the only Black woman to win Winter Olympics individual gold

Read full article: Erin Jackson does not want to be the only Black woman to win Winter Olympics individual gold

American speedskater Erin Jackson is the first Black woman to win an individual Winter Olympics gold medal in any sport.

In this undated handout photo, people carry a traditional Ladin flag during a parade through the streets of Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (ULdA, Ampezzo Ladin Union via AP)

Italy's Ladins take visibility into their own hands facing minimal exposure in Olympic celebrations

Read full article: Italy's Ladins take visibility into their own hands facing minimal exposure in Olympic celebrations

Members of Italy’s Ladin minority, which settled a millennium ago in the Dolomite mountain hamlet that's now an Olympic host city, are disappointed the Winter Games will not spotlight their culture.

Maxim Naumov skates during the "Making Team USA" performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Maxim Naumov heads to Olympics, hoping to honor his parents and the others killed in airline crash

Read full article: Maxim Naumov heads to Olympics, hoping to honor his parents and the others killed in airline crash

Maxim Naumov reflects on his journey to the Milan Cortina Olympics, carrying the memory of his parents, former world champion skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.

FILE - This photo shows the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events which will take place during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

US sending ICE unit to Winter Olympics for security, prompting concern and confusion in Italy

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News that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit will be present at the upcoming Winter Games has sparked confusion and concern in Italy.

United States' Lindsey Vonn celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup Super G, in Tarvisio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

US names 232-athlete roster for Milan Cortina Olympics, led by five-timers including Vonn, Humphries

Read full article: US names 232-athlete roster for Milan Cortina Olympics, led by five-timers including Vonn, Humphries

The U.S. team released its 232-person roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics and it includes Lindsey Vonn, Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, who are among the seven Americans making their fifth trip to the games.

Gold medalist Amber Glenn poses with a flag after the women's free skating competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

A safe space: How figure skating became a comfort zone for the LGBTQ+ community amid perilous times

Read full article: A safe space: How figure skating became a comfort zone for the LGBTQ+ community amid perilous times

Figure skating for decades has provided a progressive sort of safe space for those within the LGTBQ+ community, some of whom still may be trying to realize their authentic selves.

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Mikaela Shiffrin wins last slalom before Olympics and locks up record ninth season discipline title

Read full article: Mikaela Shiffrin wins last slalom before Olympics and locks up record ninth season discipline title

Mikaela Shiffrin has locked up the World Cup slalom title with two races to spare and became the first skier with nine season titles in one discipline.

FILE - Silver medal winner Australia's Scotty James celebrates during the venue award ceremony for the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Scotty James win a fifth straight Winter X title, matches Shaun White with his eighth gold there

Read full article: Scotty James win a fifth straight Winter X title, matches Shaun White with his eighth gold there

Scotty James parlayed a never-before-tried trick combination into his fifth straight X Games title on the halfpipe and tied Shaun White with his eighth overall gold medal at the biggest event this side of the Olympics.

Gold medalists Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of the United States celebrate with their national flag and medals after the Pairs Free Skating of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Efimova and Mitrofanov's Four Continents win shows what US team could be missing at the Olympics

Read full article: Efimova and Mitrofanov's Four Continents win shows what US team could be missing at the Olympics

U.S. pairs champions Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov have won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Beijing.

Volunteer dancers perform during rehearsals for the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, at a compound in a big tent next to San Siro Stadium, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

In the rehearsal tent: Here's what makes the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony special

Read full article: In the rehearsal tent: Here's what makes the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony special

Classically trained dancers from La Scala’s academy are rehearsing for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Italy's Giovanni Franzoni at the finish area of a men's alpine ski World Cup downhill, in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Italian skier Franzoni adds Kitzbühel downhill win to his breakout season with Olympics looming

Read full article: Italian skier Franzoni adds Kitzbühel downhill win to his breakout season with Olympics looming

Italian skier Giovanni Franzoni put another exclamation point to his breakout World Cup season by winning on the classic Streif course.

From left, United States' Mikaela Shiffrin, Sweden's Sara Hector and United States' Paula Moltzan at finish line during a womens alpine ski, World Cup giant slalom, in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Shiffrin returns to GS podium after 2 years. Hector wins and Moltzan second

Read full article: Shiffrin returns to GS podium after 2 years. Hector wins and Moltzan second

Mikaela Shiffrin has earned a place on the podium of a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in two years.

FILE - President Donald Trump stands on stage next to the FIFA World Cup after receiving the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump

Read full article: German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.