The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games have officially closed, leaving us with more than just a tally of gold medals and world records. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Italian Alps and the chic,

LAGO DI TESERO, ITALY — Before he became the most famous dog at the Olympics, Nazgul was not known as an escape artist. Still, his owners, Enrico and Alice Varesco, were not taking chances when they left him alone at their apartment alongside the Olympic cross-country ski trails this week.

There’s a familiar script that seems to play out almost every four years at the Winter Olympics. The host nation rides a wave of national pride, packed home venues, and federation funding into a medal surge that feels almost

The United States finished the 2026 Winter Games with 33 total medals. Was it enough to top the competition?

With one more medal in hand, the U.S. extended its lead over Italy for second place in the gold race behind Norway, which is having the best performance in the history of the Winter Olympics. USA's total medal count of 33 also stands as second in the Games. Norway's 18 gold medals and 41 total medals led the count in both races.

The Team USA men’s hockey team has drawn significant sports media coverage after their 2026 Winter Olympics finale, and their win over Canada proved to be massive for NBC. The Americans captured their first Winter Olympics gold medal in

The last act of the Milan Cortina Games was set in Verona and was filled with Italian flair

Italy has already recorded its best-ever Winter Olympics medal haul, powered primarily by women, as gender parity efforts deliver historic results at Milan Cortina 2026.

The Italian federation was haunted by what happened at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Twenty years later, their performance is meeting the moment.

The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics became the most-watched Winter Games in the U.S. since 2014, with 23.5 million average viewers — a 96% increase from Beijing 2022.

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - FBI Director Kash Patel is defending his weekend beer-soaked locker-room celebration with the victorious U.S. men's hockey team at the Winter Olympics in Milan, saying he had been in Italy on official business and would pay his own way for personal activities.