The Utah 2034 organizing committee hosted a reception for family members of Team USA athletes at the Italy 2026 Winter Games.

We're only a few days into the 2026 Winter Olympics and the event has already provided a rollercoaster of emotions. One of the highlights of Day 3 will be Team USA's women's hockey team looking for a victory against Switzerland ahead of Tuesday's big showdown versus fellow gold medalist favorite Canada.

Lindsey Vonn’s 2026 Winter Olympics campaign at Milan-Cortina did not go the way she had hoped after she suffered a fractured leg from a terrible crash in her downhill race. She has now given a short message on social

Athletes from more than 90 countries will compete for Winter Olympic medals in 116 events over 16 days, and USA TODAY is keeping a tally of every nation finishing on the podium. Here's a look at the latest medal standings on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 8, as well as when each medal event will take place.

Nordic combined is an aptly named winter sport in which competitors race in two different Nordic skiing disciplines: cross-country skiing and ski jumping.

This Wednesday, following the conclusion of the mixed doubles competition, the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games curling focus will turn to women’s and men’s team action. Altogether, ten women’s and ten men’s teams will represent thirteen different National Olympic Committees (NOCs) over twelve days of competition.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.

After her 2022 Olympic setback, Mikaela Shiffrin is scaling back the number of events she is competing in for the 2026 Winter Games. WASHINGTON — Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest Alpine skier of all time, is expected to compete in three events for the Milan Cortina games, after a disappointing performance four years ago in Beijing.

Saturday’s blockbuster audience – the largest in the last 43 Winter Games shows (since Day 10 of the 2014 Sochi Olympics) and up 92% from the opening Saturday of the 2022 Beijing Olympics (14.8 million viewers) -- follows Friday’s Opening Ceremony, which averaged 21.4 million viewers.

Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves. Their coats were unzipped Sunday and their gloves were pocketed.

As the Winter Olympics return, exhilarating speed-centric sports such as alpine skiing, luge and bobsleigh take the spotlight. But which is fastest? (AP photo)