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July 12, 2026
 

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2026 MILANO CORTINA OLYMPICS

Elana Meyers Taylor celebrates with a U.S. flag after winning gold in the women's monobob at Cortina Sliding Centre during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Bobsled
Feb 17, 2026
41-year-old Elana Meyers Taylor wins elusive monobob gold at Winter Olympics
Germany’s Laura Nolte led going ‌into the ‌fourth and final run but slipped to second and ​had to settle for silver ahead of American defending champion Kaillie Humphries
China's Eileen Gu celebrates after earning silver in the women's big air event at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Monday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2026
Eileen Gu grabs silver to become most decorated woman in Olympic freestyle skiing
Gu now stands tied ​in the medal count with Canadian moguls specialist Mikael Kingsbury, who is the most-decorated man ⁠in freestyle skiing.
Ilia Malinin reacts after his free skate program during the men's figure skating competition at the Milano Cortina Games in Milan on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 17, 2026
Ilia Malinin breaks silence after eighth-place finish at Milano Cortina Games
Malinin came into these Olympics as the hottest of favorites, but he suffered a nightmare on the ice.
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their gold medals after their free skate at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Monday in Milan.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 17, 2026
‘Pure magic’: Japan’s Miura and Kihara take pairs gold after brilliant free skate
Miura and Kihara put together their best free skate of the year on Monday, earning 158.13 points, thunderous applause and, most importantly, an Olympic gold medal.
Jamaican slalom skier Henri Rivers IV (right) poses with Mexico's Lasse Gaxiola (center) and Issa Laborde, of Kenya, at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Bormio, Italy, on Feb. 10.
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026
African and Caribbean skiers unite at Olympics to call for more inclusion
The National Brotherhood of Snowsport is aiming to support athletes of color in winter sports.
Canada's Marc Kennedy was involved in a verbal clash with members of Team Sweden after the Canadian curlers were accused of double-touching stones during the Milano Cortina Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026
Curlers open to video review amid ongoing controversy at Olympics
On Friday, Sweden’s men’s team accused Canadian curlers of double-touching stones, triggering a heated clash between players and a subsequent media frenzy.
Kaori Sakamoto performs during the team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 8.
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026
Kaori Sakamoto and United States’ ‘Blade Angels’ ready to chase gold
One sure thing is that ​a new champion will be crowned as Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova, who won gold in Beijing, will not be in the field.
Viewers in Japan are temporarily adjusting their schedules to watch athletes like Kaori Sakamoto during the Milano Cortina Games despite an eight-hour time difference.
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026
Why we love the Olympics — even if we’re not sports fans
Even in Japan — where baseball, soccer and sumo command loyal followings — the Games pull in everyone: the casually interested, the indifferent, even the self-declared non-fan.
Pairs skaters Riku Miura (center) consoles Ryuichi Kihara following their short program at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 16, 2026
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara in fifth place after error in short program
Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin seized the lead after the pairs short program.
Silver medalist Jutta Leerdam (left) and bronze medalist Miho Takagi take a photo with Femke Kok, the winner of the women's 500 meters, on Sunday in Milan.
OLYMPICS / Speedskating
Feb 16, 2026
Takagi grabs ninth career Olympic medal as Kok wins women’s 500
Takagi will have two more medal opportunities at these Games.
Dutch drone pilot Ralph Hogenbirk holds a FPV drone, used for capturing action in the sliding center, during an interview in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2026
‘No blinking’: Drones push Olympic broadcasting to new level
Before the Olympics began, drone pilots trained alongside the athletes, running the courses up to 60 times a day.
Japan's Ikuma Horishima celebrates after winning silver in the men's dual moguls competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Freestyle skiing
Feb 15, 2026
Horishima takes Olympic silver in men’s dual moguls behind rival Kingsbury
The silver medal is Horishima’s second medal of the Milano Cortina Games after he took bronze in the moguls last week.
People line up to check out at the Olympics megastore in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2026
Visa-only Games highlights Europe’s payments headache
By the next ‌Winter Games ‌in France in 2030, people could have another option if the European Central Bank meets its goal of ​launching a digital euro in 2029.
Rosie Fordham of Australia competes in the women's 4 x 7.5 kilometer cross-country skiing relay during the Milano Cortina Olympics on Saturday in Lago, Italy.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Feb 15, 2026
Is global warming dooming snow sports and the Winter Olympics?
Since the 1970s, mean snow depth across the Alps has declined by over 8% per decade and the snow season is up to 34 days shorter below 2,000 meters.
Yuto Totsuka in action during the third run of the men's halfpipe final in Livigno, Italy, on Friday
OLYMPICS / Snowboarding
Feb 15, 2026
How Team Japan became world-beaters in Olympic snowboarding
Japan’s snowboarders have grabbed three gold medals and six medals overall so far at the Milano Cortina Olympics. How did the nation grow to be so dominant?
Gold medalist Yuto Totsuka of Japan (left) and bronze medalist and compatriot Ryusei Yamada pose on the podium after the snowboard men's halfpipe final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy, on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2026
Medal bonanza: Team Japan on a tear, one week into Winter Games
At the 2022 Beijing Games, Japan set a national record with 18 medals. Now sitting at 15, that record is almost certain to fall — and likely with time to spare.
Japan's Ren Nikaido during the final round of the men's large hill competition on Saturday at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Ski jumping
Feb 15, 2026
Ski jumper Nikaido earns third medal of Olympics in men’s large hill
Slovenia’s Domen Prevc lived up to his billing as favorite to claim gold.
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen competes in the men's giant slalom during the Milano Cortina Olympics in Bormio, Italy, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Alpine skiing
Feb 14, 2026
Brazil’s Braathen wins South America’s first ever Winter Olympic gold
The Norwegian-born Braathen, fastest down in the first leg, was composure personified in the second to win in an aggregate time of 2 minutes, 25 seconds. 
Gold medalist Yuto Totsuka celebrates after winning Olympic gold in the men's halfpipe on Friday night in Livigno, Italy.
OLYMPICS / Snowboarding
Feb 14, 2026
Flawless Yuto Totsuka stomps to gold in men’s halfpipe
Australia’s Scotty James prevented a Japanese sweep of the podium, with Ryusei Yamada taking bronze and Ruka Hirano finishing fourth.
Gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan (center) is flanked by silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan (left) and bronze medalist Shun Sato, also of Japan, on the podium after the men’s single skating event during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 14, 2026
Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama matches Beijing performance with silver medal
Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov, who took home the men’s figure skating title at the Winter Olympics on Friday as U.S. favorite Ilia Malinin finished eighth.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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