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2026 MILANO CORTINA OLYMPICS

Kaori Sakamoto is hoping to complete her collection of Olympic medals with a gold at the Milano Cortina Games.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 13, 2026
Kaori Sakamoto wants ‘no regrets’ as gold beckons in Olympic finale
The 25-year-old from Kobe will retire after the Olympics.
Ilia Malinin performs a backflip during the men's short program at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 13, 2026
Superstar skater Ilia Malinin set to reach new heights at Milano Cortina Games
The American leads Yuma Kagiyama by a comfortable 5.09-point margin in the men’s figure skating competition.
The Czech Republic's Martin Necas takes a shot against Canada goalie Jordan Binnington during their game at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2026
Canada and United States make winning starts on Olympic ice in Milan
Canada’s Jordan Binnington turned away all 26 shots he faced, as 19-year-old prodigy Macklin Celebrini ​scored in the first period.
Freestyle skier Kokone Kondo skis during a training session in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 4.
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2026
Japanese skier hits back at trolls and brings attention to online abuse at Olympics
For Kokone Kondo, cyber bullying has only deepened the heartbreak of being unable to compete in back-to-back Winter Games due to injury.
Federica Brignone of Italy celebrates with her team after winning gold in the super-G event at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Belluno, Italy, on Thursday,
OLYMPICS / Alpine skiing
Feb 13, 2026
Italy’s Federica Brignone roars to super-G gold 10 months after breaking leg
At 35 years old, Brignone became the oldest gold medalist, man or woman, in the history of her sport.
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych is seen during a training session in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Tuesday wearing a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's invasion of the nation.
OLYMPICS / Skeleton
Feb 13, 2026
Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasts IOC after Ukrainian banned for helmet honoring war victims
The International Olympic Committee said Heraskevych had failed “to adhere to the IOC athlete expression guidelines.”
Gold medalist Gaon Choi of South Korea celebrates on the podium after winning the women's snowboard halfpipe on Thursday in Livigno, Italy.
OLYMPICS / Snowboarding
Feb 13, 2026
South Korea’s Choi dethrones halfpipe star Kim as Ono takes bronze
Choi bounced back from a brutal fall in her first run to triumph over the two-time defending Olympic champion.
Ukraine skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his helmet, which depicts victims of his country's war with Russia, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Skeleton
Feb 12, 2026
Ukraine skeleton racer Heraskevych disqualified from Olympics over memorial helmet
The IOC said he had been kicked out of the Milano Cortina Games “after refusing to adhere to the IOC athlete expression guidelines.”
Gold medalist Cooper Woods of Australia between silver medalist, Canadian Mikael Kingsbury, and bronze medalist, Japan's Ikuma Horishima, after the Olympic men's moguls final on Thursday in Livigno, Italy.
OLYMPICS / Freestyle skiing
Feb 12, 2026
Horishima settles for bronze in epic men’s moguls final
Horishima was forced to settle for bronze for the second straight Olympics.
Akito Watabe competes during the cross-country portion of the Nordic combined event in Lago, Italy, on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Nordic combined
Feb 12, 2026
FIS president vows to fight for Olympic future of Nordic combined
Nordic combined, which brings together ski ​jumping and cross-country skiing, has faced growing scrutiny in recent years over the exclusion of women and waning interest.
Sara Takanashi attempts a jump during the mixed team ski jumping competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Ski jumping
Feb 12, 2026
Sara Takanashi overcomes Beijing nightmare with bronze at 2026 Games
The Olympic medal was Takanashi’s first since winning individual bronze eight years ago at the Pyeongchang Games.
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych takes part in a skeleton training session at Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Skeleton
Feb 12, 2026
IOC ‘begs’ Ukrainian to race without helmet that honors countrymen killed in war
The athlete, however, remained defiant after a meeting between ​the two sides on Wednesday afternoon failed to break the impasse.
Lindsey Vonn skis during downhill training at the Milano Cortina Games in Belluno, Italy, on Feb. 7.
OLYMPICS / Alpine skiing
Feb 12, 2026
Lindsey Vonn says third surgery on broken leg was ‘successful’
Vonn wrote on Instagram that the surgery was a success, following two other operations to stabilize what on Monday she called a “complex tibia fracture” in her left leg.
Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron perform their free dance at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Wednesday. The French pair won gold.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 12, 2026
France’s ⁠Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume  Cizeron win ice dance gold
Three-time world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who had been undefeated all season, had to settle for silver
Hinako Tomitaka finishes her run during the Olympic women's moguls final at Livigno Aerials and Moguls Park on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Freestyle skiing
Feb 11, 2026
Heartbreak for Japan’s Tomitaka as tiebreaker keeps her off Olympic moguls podium
Tomitaka scored 78.00 points in her final run on Wednesday at the Olympics, dead even with France’s Perrine Laffont, but lost a tiebreaker due to a lower turn score.
Emma Maltais of Canada attempts to score a goal against the United States at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Hockey
Feb 11, 2026
U.S. hands Canada first-ever Olympics shutout in stunning rout
Forward Hannah Bilka ​scored twice while forward Kirsten Simms and defenders Caroline Harvey and Laila Edwards added goals to clinch the top ​spot in Group A.
Singaporean skier Faiz Basha clears a gate during a training session at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Alpine skiing
Feb 11, 2026
Singaporean skier Basha trained on inline skates ahead of giant slalom debut
Basha moved to Switzerland at the age of three and learned to ski from his Singaporean mother, who fell for the sport with her new proximity to the Alps.
Yuma Kagiyama of Japan competes in the short program at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 11, 2026
Kagiyama keeps gold in sight after trailing Malinin in short program
Kagiyama has consistently trailed Malinin in recent years, finishing runner-up ​to him at the last two Grand Prix Finals.
Team Japan leaves the ice after losing to Sweden on Monday in Milan. The loss eliminated Japan from the Milano Cortina Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 11, 2026
After early end to Olympic campaign, where does Smile Japan go from here?
Coach Yuji Iizuka and his players say European teams have grown leaps and bounds since Beijing. How can Japan close the gap?
Teams from Japan, the United States and Italy pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 10, 2026
Blades of fury: Japan protests over ‘rough’ Olympic podium
A team official said the podium in Milan was “a rough, asphalt-like substance made of cut stone” that chipped skaters’ blades when they stepped onto it for the medal ceremony.
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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