The 2026 Winter Olympics are taking place in Italy this year, with all the action taking place in Milan and the Alpine city of Cortina. This year marks the fourth time Italy has hosted the Winter ...

A puffy parka may keep you toasty when temperatures plummet. But nothing warms the heart like having your significant other cheering you on as you achieve your Olympic dreams—and then being able to do ...

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will witness history. This year’s edition of the multi-sports event is off to a busy start. Only a day into the competition in Milan, the curling arena in Cortina ...

The saying “Let the Games begin!” first applied to the Winter Olympics in 1924. That was when the first official Olympic Games took place, representing the culmination of more than three decades of ...

The Olympic cauldrons were lit in Milan and Cortina, symbolizing the start of the Games. Located in Milan at the Arco della Pace and in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Piazza Dibona, the cauldrons pay homage to ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics officially begin on Friday and will take place primarily in the cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo in Northern Italy. While the United States has dominated the Summer ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics opening ceremony live updates from Milano Cortina. The world will compete for glory at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy. Norway has led the medal table ...

About two dozen Olympians from Northern California gathered Friday night at a San Ramon watch party to cheer on Team USA. Olympic great Kristi Yamguchi could hardly contain her excitement for the ...

Jackson, 33, not only won the 500m event at the trials this time around, but also finished first in the 1,000m race. So, as she looks to defend one Olympic title and pick up another in Italy, here’s ...

Our editors' top picks to read today. If you’re a fair weather fan of the Winter Games (and that’s probably most of Florida), here’s a rudimentary guide to the next two weeks. Erin Jackson, an Ocala ...

Luge looks crazy. It’s the fastest event at the Winter Olympics, with competitors hitting 90 mph on their backs atop tiny sleds with no brakes going down ice tracks. A Georgian luger died after ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are almost here, with a Feb. 6 kickoff — and this year’s squad of Bay Area athletes is a force to be reckoned with. While some are trend-setting Gen Z athletes, others are ...