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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged in three regions in Italy between February 6 and 22, with cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo the main hosts. It will be the third time the country has hosted a Winter Games, following Cortina in 1956 and Turin in 2006.
US gold medallist Alysa Liu celebrates victory with her national flag in Milan, Italy, on February 19. Photo: Reuters
United States

Opinion | Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu don’t deserve to be caught in culture wars

The issue is not that one chose to represent China and another the US but that both have been dragged into culture wars not of their making.

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Vladimir Putin

Winter Paralympics to start with icy blast as Ukraine lead boycott of ceremony

Eileen Gu

Gu says ‘people won’t understand or believe’ why she decided to compete for China

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De La Salle University

Hong Kong skaters see bright future after Milano-Cortina but hurdles still remain

Despite the success of Joey Lam’s seventh-place finish, no Olympic-size rink and limited access to ice make competitiveness an uphill struggle.

Hong Kong’s Joey Lam finished seventh in the final of the women’s 1,500m short-track speed skating at the Milano-Cortina Games, the city’s best finish at the Winter Olympics. Photo: SF&OC
Women and gender

Women driving the Winter Olympics

Donald Trump

US women’s ice hockey captain responds to ‘distasteful’ Trump remark

Hilary Knight, who led her squad to an Olympic gold medal, says the president’s joke overshadowed the achievements of American athletes.

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Eileen Gu

Editorial | Olympic results entrench China’s rise as a winter sports power

Team China’s medal haul from the Milano Cortina games bodes well for the future of winter sports in the country.

Gold medalist Xu Mengtao celebrates after the award ceremony of the freestyle skiing women’s aerials at the Olympic Winter Games in Italy on February 18. Photo: Xinhua
Athletes

Meet hockey player Jack Hughes, who scored the winning goal for Team USA

Hughes, who comes from a family of hockey players and may be dating Tate McRae, broke two of his teeth shortly before winning the Olympic gold for his team.

Eileen Gu

Winter Olympics: China enjoy best overseas medal haul as Eileen Gu looks ahead

The 22-year-old is the most decorated freestyle skier in Games history, while Hong Kong speed skater Joey Lam claimed city’s best finish.

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Eileen Gu

Video | Eileen Gu’s emotional tribute to grandmother after Olympic gold

Eileen Gu becomes greatest freeskier in Winter Olympics history after winning sixth medal.

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Celebrity style

13 dazzling looks at the Winter Olympics 2026, from Mariah Carey to Usher

Vittoria Ceretti donned an Armani Privé gown in tribute to the late Giorgio Armani, while Deanna Stellato-Dudek wore Oscar de la Renta on the ice.

Charlize Theron, Mariah Carey and Usher at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Photos: DPA, EPA, Reuters

Written in the snow: Wang Xindi, Xu Mengtao embrace role as China’s golden couple

Teammate Li Tianma has urged the pair to start a family, with netizens saying they could name a child ‘Wang Erjin’, meaning two gold medals.

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Japanese snowball fight game of yukigassen has designs on becoming Olympic sport

Advocate for 37-year-old team sport says that ‘long before skating or skiing, humans were already throwing snowballs at each other’.

Eileen Gu

‘She was a fighter’: Gu learns of grandmother’s death after winning historic gold

Eileen Gu becomes greatest freeskier in Winter Olympics history after winning sixth medal, while teammate Li Fanghui claims silver.

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Gold medallist Eileen Gu hugs her mother Gu Yan after the awards ceremony for the freeski halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu forced to wait as heavy snow postpones Olympic halfpipe final

This is the final shot at gold for China’s defending champion, who has won two silver medals so far but failed to top the podium.

Eileen Gu reacts during the women’s freeski halfpipe qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy. Photo: Xinhua

Crashes cost China third freeski aerials title as US retain mixed team gold

Americans win after failing to reach podium in women’s and ‌men’s finals, where China took golds through married pair Wang Xindi, Xu Mengtao.

Eileen Gu

Halfpipe favourites were both born in the US, but only Eileen Gu gets heat

Zoe Atkin competes for Britain without flak, while Gu has faced more criticism for representing China, this time from the US Vice-President.

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Speed skater Joey Lam ‘dreaming’ after claiming city’s best finish at Winter Games

The 19-year-old, making her Olympic debut, finished seventh in a competitive field that saw a South Korean 1-2 finish.

Joey Lam (far left) finished with a time of 2:35.755 in a final that was won by Kim ​Gil-li of South Korea. Photo: Reuters

Wang Xindi king of aerials as China’s golden week continues at Winter Olympics

Country’s athletes have won four gold medals in past two days after going winless for first 12 during Milano Cortina Games.

Artificial intelligence

How Chinese AI put a new spin on Winter Olympics action

Chinese tech firms have been using the Milano Cortina Games to showcase their capabilities to a global audience.

Fame and celebrity

Meet US figure skater Alysa Liu, who won gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics

The California-born Olympian was raised by her lawyer dad alongside 4 siblings, and just struck gold at Milano Cortina 2026.

Alysa Liu is breaking records – and she’s only 20 years old. Photo: Reuters
Eileen Gu

Ning breaks West’s grip on 1,500m, says gold just the start for China speedskating

Speed skater Ning Zhongyan wins men’s 1,500m race in record time, while skier Eileen Gu qualifies for third final at Winter Olympics.

Gold medallist Ning Zhongyan Ning celebrates after winning the men’s 1,500m. Photo: Reuters
Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu’s exchange with reporter over medals at Winter Olympics goes viral

Chinese superstar responds to reporter who asked whether she saw her situation after two events as ‘two silvers gained or two golds lost’.

Su Yiming ‘dealing with injuries’, Xu Mengtao looking ahead to next Olympics

Snowboard star won the men’s slopestyle event on Wednesday, while veteran skier claimed the women’s aerials title on the same day.

Tears flow as Su Yiming, Xu Mengtao finally make it a golden Games for China

Su Yiming upgrades the slopestyle silver he won in Beijing four years ago, while compatriot Xu Mengtao defends women’s aerials title.

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Su Yiming cries tears of joy after winning men’s snowboard slopestyle gold at the Winter Olympics. Photo: EPA

China’s men claim historic team pursuit bronze, but wait for Games gold goes on

Speedskaters Liu Hanbin, Wu Yu and Li Wenhao reach podium for first time, while Italy stun favourites US in race for top spot.

China trio (from left) Liu Hanbin, Wu Yu and Li Wenhao sprung a surprise in the men’s team pursuit. Photo: Xinhua
Eileen Gu

Gu ‘doesn’t feel any pressure’ to win China’s first gold medal at Winter Olympics

The 22-year-old, who has two silver medals in Italy so far, will defend her halfpipe gold, starting with qualifiers on Thursday evening.

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Italy

‘I have to be worried’: Ukraine’s Olympic sign bearer was a Russian woman

Disguised in dark glasses and a silver puffer jacket, Anastasia Kucherova says she wept silently as Ukraine got a standing ovation.

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