The 2026 Olympics and Paralympics mascots are Milo and Tina, a pair of teenage, scarf-clad stoat siblings with big dreams. If you're wondering what a stoat is, you're in the right place.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The pair of animals chosen as mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are stoats — weasel-like creatures that are at risk because of climate change. One of them is brown and the other is white,

A North Carolina expert talks about what makes stoats, the mascots for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, so special.

It’s a relative of the weasel. Is it any stranger than Izzy, Gliz the ice cube or that hat from earlier Games?

For fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it’s been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Tourists are reportedly desperate for the mascot merch.

Sibling stoat mascots, Tina and Milo, are representing the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, respectively. One ecologist calls stoats “the greatest athletes of the animal world.”

Milo was born without one paw but learned to use his tail and turn his difference into a strength, according to the Olympics website. A stoat is a small mustelid, like a weasel or an otter. The animals adorn merchandise ranging from coffee mugs to T-shirts, but the plush toys are the most popular.

WASHINGTON — The 2026 Olympics are officially underway, and the mascots for this year's Winter Games are drumming up cheer from the mountains to Milan. Introducing Tina and Milo, two stoats whose names are inspired by the two primary locations for the ...

Google users got a fun surprise when searching for information about the Winter Olympics in Italy.