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2026 MILANO CORTINA OLYMPICS

Fireworks explode in the sky to bring in the New Year around the London Eye and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell "Big Ben," at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in central London at midnight on Thursday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 1, 2026
World welcomes 2026 with fireworks after year of Trump and turmoil
Revelers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year.
The slopes at the Livigno Aerials and Moguls Park, in Livigno, Italy, on March 13
OLYMPICS
Dec 23, 2025
Winter Olympics organizers resolve snow problem at ski site
Organizers said they had encountered “a technical problem” with the production of artificial snow at the Livigno site.
American Lindsey Vonn competes in the women's World Cup downhill in Val d'Isere, France, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Alpine skiing
Dec 21, 2025
Vonn claims third podium of the season at Val d’Isere as Huetter wins
With 48 days to go until the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Vonn confirmed that she will be a force to be reckoned with.
With less than 50 days to go before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the president of the International Ski Federation bemoaned delays for the site of some competitions.
OLYMPICS
Dec 21, 2025
Delays for Winter Olympics skiing venues ‘unexplainable’: ski boss
The main cause for concern is the Livigno site, which is to host the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events.
The Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, which is set to be used during the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, in Milan on Thursday
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Dec 16, 2025
Short rinks cut no ice with NHL players, including standout McDavid
Players will face sheets of ice that are more than three feet shorter than the NHL’s standard layout and slightly wider.
Issues around the construction of Santagiulia Arena has thrown the participation of NHL players in the 2026 Winter Games in doubt.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Dec 11, 2025
NHL players will not compete in Olympics if ice deemed unsafe
NHLPA Assistant Executive Director Ron Hainsey told Sportsnet on Saturday the players are more concerned about the quality of the ice than the size of the surface.
Lindsey Vonn speaks with one of her coaches, former Olympian Aksel Lund Svindal, during a training session in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Alpine skiing
Dec 11, 2025
Returning great Lindsey Vonn feeling stronger and faster as Olympics approach
The four-time overall World Cup champion, who has 82 wins, returned last season after nearly six years out and following successful knee surgery.
The construction site of the Santa Giulia ice hockey arena in Milan on July 2
OLYMPICS
Dec 9, 2025
Olympic organizers defend under-fire ice hockey rinks
Players from the NHL in North America, widely regarded as the best in the world, will compete at next year’s Olympics for the first time since 2014.
People play curling outside the Duomo di Milano in Milan on Feb. 6
OLYMPICS / Curling
Dec 3, 2025
Curler Helen Williams gets fresh lease of life with Australia
Williams had hoped to make the Nagano Winter Olympics with Britain in 1998, but injury derailed her plans.
The Cortina and Hotel Cristallo renovation site, ahead of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on Monday.
OLYMPICS
Nov 28, 2025
Transport fears force ticket sales cap for Olympic events in Cortina
With the Games a little over two months away, work is well behind schedule on building a cable car link to carry thousands of spectators from the town center.
Federica Brignone of Italy during the first run of the women's giant slalom alpine skiing race in the 2025 FIS Ski World Cup at Sun Valley in Idaho on March 25
OLYMPICS / Alpine skiing
Nov 27, 2025
Italy’s Brignone steps up leg-break return in Winter Olympics bid
Brignone is still some way off returning to competition with the Milano Cortina Olympics starting in just over two months’ time.
A countdown clock marks the number of days until the start of the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, in Milan on Nov. 2.
OLYMPICS
Nov 18, 2025
Olympic torch to crisscross Italy on 12,000 kilometer journey
The relay will take in famous tourist spots including the Colosseum in Rome and the Grand Canal in Venice.
2026 Milano-Cortina President Giovanni Malago (back right), Italy Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini (right), President of Lombardy Attilio Fontana (center right), President of Veneto Luca Zaia (center left) and former Italy swimmer Federica Pellegrini (back center) during the unveiling of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medals in Venice on July 15.
OLYMPICS / Winter Sports
Oct 29, 2025
With 100 days to go, Milan Winter Olympics chiefs ‘can see finish line’
Time is ticking down to the start of an unusually intricate and spread-out Winter Olympics.
Switzerland skip Marc Pfister, now with the Philippines team, delivers a rock against Scotland during the World Men's Curling Championships in Halifax, Canada on April 1, 2015.
OLYMPICS / Curling
Oct 24, 2025
Philippines curling team chases Olympic dream with nothing to lose
Just over two years since the Philippines men’s curling team was formed, it is preparing a final push to qualify for next year’s Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
The Olympia delle Tofane track, which will host the women alpine skiing competition during the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, in Cortina, Italy, on Jan. 24
OLYMPICS
Oct 22, 2025
Russians and Belarusians not allowed to ski as neutrals at Winter Games
Russian and Belarusian skiers will also be unable to compete in next year’s Paralympics.
Nathan Chen speaks during a trade show in Las Vegas in January 2023.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Aug 10, 2025
U.S. star Nathan Chen will not defend Olympic figure skating gold
Chen said that he will continue to pursue a medical career rather return to competition ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Italy skip Stefania Constantini in action during a match against South Korea at the Women's Curling Championship in Sandviken, Sweden on March 19, 2023
OLYMPICS / Curling
Aug 6, 2025
Curling champion Constantini set to throw rocks at ‘special’ hometown Games
Constantini will be a defending champion at next year’s Games after teaming up with Amos Mosaner to secure Italy’s first curling medal in Beijing.
The Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk, seen holding the Stanley Cup after Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, was included on the United States' preliminary roster for the 2026 Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Jul 3, 2025
NHL players officially cleared to compete at 2026 Olympics
The agreement also covers NHL players taking part in the 2030 Winter Games in France.
Kaori Sakamoto earned the silver medal at the world championships in Boston on March 28. Sakamoto is a three-time world champion.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Jun 20, 2025
Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto to retire after 2026 Winter Olympics
Sakamoto, who won bronze at the 2022 Winter Olympics, missed out on a fourth straight world title in March when she finished runner-up to American Alysa Liu.
Lindsey Vonn skis during a World Cup event in Kvitfjell, Norway, on March 2.
OLYMPICS
May 22, 2025
Lindsey Vonn feeling ‘amazing’ ahead of bid to make U.S. Olympic team at age 40
Vonn said a partial knee replacement last year helped her overall fitness and enabled her to seek a spot on the U.S. ski team for the Milano Cortina Olympics in February 2026.
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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