Milano Cortina 2026

Officials believe Wedding is being protected by a cartel and are offering a $15 million reward for information that leads to his arrest or conviction.

The 34-year-old Olympic champion has targeted the Winter Games in February in what she has said is her last season before retiring.

Americans won top-level international events in figure skating, Alpine skiing and speed skating in preparation for the Milan Games.

"The R-Word deeply demeans and harms people with intellectual disabilities," said Loretta Claiborne, the Special Olympics' chief inspiration officer.

Milan, the second biggest city in the country, is the metropolitan hub of northern Italy. Cortina d'Ampezzo, on the other hand, is a ski destination nestled in the Dolomites.

For the upcoming Games, here are the events in which Americans are most likely to take home some hardware.

Henniyah, Helaina and Henri Rivers are 18-year-old triplets from Long Island, New York, who hope to represent their mother’s native country of Jamaica.

Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn and Connor McDavid are top first-time Olympians primed for medals this winter.

After Beijing's strict "zero-Covid" policy in 2022, athletes are excited for the influx of fans to Italy next year.

The Parade of Nations will feature athletes not only in Milan but also in three other locations: the mountain venues of Cortina, Predazzo and Livigno.

The Australian champion said that health challenges forced her to "look within" and reconsider her priorities.