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Gus Kenworthy celebrates at the end of his second run in the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, February 13, 2014
Winter Olympics / 9 February 2026
9 February 2026
Great Britain's Kirsty Muir practising before the Freestyle Skiing, Women's Freeski Slopestyle Final at the Livigno Snow Park, on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy, February 9, 2026
Winter Olympics / 9 February 2026
9 February 2026
Matt Weston competes in the Skeleton Men's Heats. Weston's success - backed by team-mate Marcus Wyatt who pipped Weston to the other two World Cups and finished third in the overall standings - is a far cry from the British skeleton team's poor showing at the 2022 Games in Beijing, January 30, 2026
Winter Olympics / 4 February 2026
4 February 2026
This photo shows the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events which will take place during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, December 27, 2025
Olympics / 28 January 2026
28 January 2026

Clarity over a US security presence failed to immediately calm concerns in a country wary of Trump-era immigration tactics, write COLLEEN BARRY, DAVID BILLER and TRISHA THOMAS

 People ski on a hill with manufactured snow near Bayrischzell, Germany, Feb. 6, 2024
Environment / 14 January 2026
14 January 2026

As athletes prepare for Milan-Cortina, warming temperatures force the IOC to rethink where and when the Games can be staged, writes JENNIFER McDERMOTT and PAT GRAHAM

People take photos in front of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics rings, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, November 20, 2025
Winter Olympics / 13 January 2026
13 January 2026
Gold medalist Ilia Malinin arrives for the metal ceremony after the men's free skate competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, January 10, 2026, in St. Louis
Winter Olympics / 12 January 2026
12 January 2026
People walk through the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II main downtown street as Olympic Iconic neon hang for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, December 27, 2025
Olympics / 7 January 2026
7 January 2026

Hosts set minimum target of 19 medals at Milan Cortina Games despite injury concerns

Italy's Stefania Constantini, directs her team mate, during the mixed doubles curling match against Sweden, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing
Winter Olympics / 9 December 2025
9 December 2025
Great Britain's Kirsty Muir during the Women's Freeski Big A
Women’s freeski / 6 February 2025
6 February 2025
Britain's Amy Williams during the Women's Skeleton Run three
Women's Skeleton Run / 20 February 2024
20 February 2024