Will Russia compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics?

Russian teams remain banned, but some individual competitions will allow qualified athletes to participate under strict conditions. MILAN, Italy — The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will see a familiar sight from recent Games: Russian athletes competing without their flag, anthem or national colors. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the International Olympic Committee banned … Read more

Check out the Team USA uniforms Ralph Lauren designed for the 2026 Winter Games athletes

This is the sixth Winter Games’ collaboration between Ralph Lauren and Team USA. Besides the ceremony looks, athletes are getting 30 pieces of village wear. MILAN, Italy — Freestyle skier and Olympic silver medalist Jaelin Kauf’s first stop Wednesday for the Milan Cortina Winter Games was at a Milan airport hotel. She and her U.S. teammates … Read more

Mary Carillo will take over Savannah Guthrie’s Winter Olympics coverage as search for host’s mother continues

Guthrie withdrew from co-hosting the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony as she focuses on the continued search for her 84-year-old mother. WASHINGTON — Mary Carillo will take over co-hosting duties for the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony as Savannah Guthrie steps away amid her mother’s disappearance. NBC Sports announced Wednesday that Carillo will join Terry Gannon for … Read more

‘Winter House’: Why the hospitality house for US Olympic athletes changed its name for 2026

The Winter House is the closest thing the 2026 Games will have to a USA House — the usual hangout for athletes and their families. CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Province of Belluno — The Winter Olympics are a land of snow and frozen water — no “ice,” though, at least not at the hospitality house being hosted by … Read more