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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.
China’s Eileen Gu (right) is encouraged by her mother, Yan Gu, after falling during the women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy on Saturday. Photo: AP
Eileen Gu

Mum urges China star Eileen Gu to ‘wake up’, sparks Olympics comeback after fall

Double Olympic champion loses her balance during her initial run in the slopestyle qualifiers before recovering on the second go.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Spain’s Minions figure skater, Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté?

Ready for a trip to the ‘park’? Snowboarding set for Winter Olympics spotlight

Chaos on ice: what to know about short-track speedskating at the Winter Olympics

The shorter form of speedskating is not about beating the clock, but about beating all the other athletes grouped together around an oval.

China’s Wu Dajing in the heats of the men’s 500m at the 2022 Beijing Games. The event was won by China’s Gao Tingyu. Photo: Reuters
Fashion

How Moncler’s Remo Ruffini transformed the brand into a luxury powerhouse

Known for its A-list collaborations, the brand has worked with everyone from A$AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams, to Jonathan Anderson and Rick Owens.

Fame and celebrity

How Maxim Naumov overcame tragedy to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics

From tragedy to triumph: Maxim honoured his parents Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, both champion figure skaters from Russia, after earning his Team USA jacket.

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IOC

Milano Cortina Winter Olympics kicks off with unique opening ceremony

Italy’s president declares the Games open, as protests and politics intrude.

Rings form the Olympic emblem during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Friday. Photo: AFP
Eileen Gu

Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milano Cortina Games

Some of the action has already begun, but the Games officially begin on Friday, with the first gold medals awarded on Saturday.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Ilia Malinin, figure skating superstar and Winter Olympic gold favourite

Both parents of the record-breaking, two-time World Champion American figure skater represented Uzbekistan in the Winter Olympics.

Mainland China

Video | Dancing robot feature at China House for 2026 Winter Olympics

A dancing robot is star attraction at China’s hospitality house in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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2025 Asian Winter Games

Olympic champion Lin Xiaojun ‘grateful’ to China for chance to keep skating

Former South Korean tells state media TV programme that being part of the Chinese team has been a turning point in his career.

Chinese short-track speed skater Lin Xiaojun (left) training in Beijing last month ahead of the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Photo: Xinhua
Alibaba

From chatbots to replays: Alibaba rolls out AI suite for 2026 Winter Olympics

Alibaba Cloud has unveiled AI assistants for the 2026 Winter Olympics, integrating its Qwen model into Games operations.

Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu ‘feels renewed sense of infatuation with skiing’ ahead of Winter Olympics

The 22-year-old who represents China also said about the upcoming Games: ‘I am here to have the most fun and be fully present in this experience’.

Travel Destinations

Milan as it hosts the Winter Olympics: where to eat, shop and be pampered

Savour authentic cuisine at Rovello 18, get the full Italian barbershop treatment at Eredi Zucca, and admire Robert Mapplethorpe’s sensual photographs.

What to do in Milan: Italy’s fashion capital has great food, nightlife and culture for visitors to the upcoming Winter Olympics. Photos: Handout
Fashion

6 sleek Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games fashion collaborations in 2026

From Adidas x Team GB and Lululemon x Team Canada, to Ralph Lauren x Team USA, these are the chicest kits we’ll be seeing in Milano Cortina.

Le Coq Sportif is working with the French team, while Ralph Lauren is designing for Team USA. Photos: @lecoqsportif, @ralphlauren/Instagram
Olympics

Assouline spotlights Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy’s chic Winter Olympics co-host

Co-hosting with Milan, the Italian ski resort is known as the Queen of the Dolomites and was a favourite of 1940s-60s English film star David Niven.

Hong Kong skiers, skaters form city’s largest ever Winter Olympics squad

Alpine skier Adrian Yung, who becomes city’s youngest two-time Winter Olympian, joined by Eloise King, Darren Kwok and Joey Lam.

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Fame and celebrity

Q&A | Former Olympian Shaun White on life after pro snowboarding

We caught up with the Moncler Grenoble ambassador at the brand’s Aspen show to chat about his viral Central Park stunt and projects The Snow League and Whitespace.

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Shaun White at the Moncler Grenoble fall/winter 2026 show in Aspen, Colorado. Photo: Handout
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Eileen Gu to get Winter Games spotlight again but passport issue won’t go away

The Chinese superstar skier was born and raised in the US, where her father is from, but changed allegiance to her mother’s homeland in 2019.

2025 Asian Winter Games

Hong Kong speed-skater Joey Lam ‘to give it everything’ on Winter Olympics debut

Having dominated the sport locally and struggled to qualify, the 19-year-old does not want to ‘waste all these years of hard training’.

Italy

‘Not welcome’: Milan mayor slams ICE agents’ Olympic security role after killings

Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala, whose city will host events at the Milano Cortina Games, slams ICE’s deployment and urges Italy to reject the US detail.

Federal officers move on protesters during a confrontation after ICE agents shot a man several times while they were trying to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 24. Photo: EPA

Italian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at Winter Olympics

Davide Cerato oversees operations at venues in Bormio for Alpine ski racing and Livigno for freestyle skiing and snowboarding events.

Olympic rings are displayed in the snow at the Stelvio Ski Center, venue for the Alpine skiing and ski mountaineering events. Photo: AP

From roller skates to ice, Hongkonger Kwok’s dream runs to Milano-Cortina

Hong Kong skater is training in South Korea and ‘borrowing’ their best techniques in hope of producing his ‘top performance’ at Winter Games.

Eileen Gu

China name Eileen Gu, Su Yiming, Lin Xiaojun in powerhouse Winter Olympics squad

Several gold medallists named in 124-strong team, including skaters who won for their countries of origin.

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Hong Kong speedskating duo eager to compete against world’s best at Olympics

Darren Kwok, who was a reserve four years in Beijing, and Joey Lam are in South Korea for their final preparations.

Speed skaters Darren Kwok (left) and Joey Lam will be taking part in their first Olympic Games. Photo: Karma Lo
Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu warms up for Olympics with Laax Open gold despite scary crash

China’s two-time Olympic champion celebrates second consecutive slopestyle title in Switzerland.

Eileen Gu survived a scary crash to claim gold in the Freeski Slopestyle World Cup. Photo: AP
Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods’ lost tooth, Bode Miller’s one-ski show: tales from Olympic slopes

After being held at past 3 Winter Games at new venues, the Olympics downhill racing programme returns next month to well-known, iconic courses.

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Olympics golden three-peat still possible for Kim despite shoulder tear

US snowboard star Chloe Kim facing race against clock to get fit for Milano Cortina Games after Swiss accident.

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