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Winter Olympics: the new video technology that could help push Britain’s skeleton team to gold

Skeleton is an exhilarating Winter Olympic sport in which athletes race head-first down an ice track at speeds reaching over 80 miles per hour (130km/h). While the event can look basic at first glance, success relies heavily on highly engineered equipment and extensive wind‑tunnel testing – much like elite Olympic…

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Don't Call Them ‘Cool Runnings’—This Jamaican Bobsled Team Is Looking for More

Nearly 40 years after inspiring the classic Disney film, the Caribbean nation’s sliding program is eyeing an Olympic medal in the next decade, if not at Milan Cortina.

Sports Illustrated

Gold and silver prices have soared in time for the 2026 Olympics—now winning-athlete's medals will be worth more money than ever with some fetching over $100K

With gold prices soaring, Olympic medals are now worth more money than ever—and some athletes, like swimming champion Ryan Lochte, are cashing in on six-figure offers.

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Skinning, boot-packing and downhill skiing: welcome to skimo at the Winter Olympics

The Games’ newest sport combines the seemingly impossible task of ascending a mountain on skis with hiking and then a rapid descent

The Guardian - AU

Will Lindsey Vonn compete at 2026 Winter Olympics with ACL injury?

Team USA star “completely ruptured“ an ACL just days before competing

Evening Standard

‘It exceeds my wildest dreams’: Hall and Fear named Team GB flagbearers for Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

Lilah Fear and Brad Hall have been awarded the role of flagbearers four years on from curler Eve Muirhead and slalom skier Dave Ryding leading out Team GB in Beijing

The Independent UK

USA and Canada men’s ice hockey schedule for Winter Olympics 2026

Both the US and Canada will be confident of landing Olympic ice hockey medals in Milano Cortina, where NHL stars have been granted permission to play

The Independent UK

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Who are AIN athletes at the Winter Olympics and is Russia banned?

Russia remain banned from competing as a nation but some individual athletes are permitted to participate in the Games under a neutral banner

The Independent UK

IOC open to earlier dates for future Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of warmer temperatures

Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee says

The Independent UK

Free from 'sports prison,' Winter athletes get chance to enjoy Olympics without a COVID lockdown

The last time the Winter Olympians convened, the COVID-19 pandemic was still raging, forcing the Games inside sterilized bubbles

The Independent UK

Star moguls duo given Winter Olympics ceremony honour

Moguls medallists Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham will be Australia's flag bearers at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

AAP

Ten athletes from Team USA to watch at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics

With the Winter Olympics set to begin in proper on Friday, here’s a look at 10 Americans worth keeping an eye on

The Guardian - US

Norwegian skier hands IOC a petition to 'ski fossil free' ahead of the Olympics

Norwegian skier Nikolai Schirmer has handed the International Olympic Committee a petition signed by more than 21,000 people who want to stop fossil fuel companies from bolstering their reputations by sponsoring winter sports

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics briefing: final preparations amid the noise for Milano Cortina

What to look out for as the action gets under way in Italy despite the Games not yet beginning until Friday

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The Independent UK

‘We punch above our weight’: GB curlers aim for yet more Olympic glory

Team GB took home two curling medals from Beijing 2022 and with Olympic champion-turned-chef de mission Eve Muirhead in their corner, they’re back for more

AAP

Olympic-sized blowout concerns for 2032 Games rejected

While the Winter Olympics in Italy are plagued by budget overruns, the Queensland government insists the 2032 Brisbane Games won't cost taxpayers an extra cent.

Euronews

AI replays, drones, and transparent torches: The tech transforming the 2026 Winter Olympic Games

Innovations at Milano Cortina 2026 include AI everywhere and drones.

The Independent UK

Ravioli filled with red beets is the colorful pasta dish of Olympic host Cortina

Every corner of Italy has its own culinary traditions and in Winter Olympics co-host Cortina d’Ampezzo the signature dish is the colorful, stuffed pasta known as casunziei

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Who the Flag Bearers Are for Team USA at Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies

Two Team USA athletes were chosen to be the 2026 Milan Cortina flag bearers.

The Guardian - UK

IOC president gives clearest signal so far that Russia could be at 2028 Olympics

Kirsty Coventry, the IOC president, said: ‘Keep sport a neutral ground,’ as the Ukraine sports minister Matvii Bidnyi hit out at the Fifa president

Sports Illustrated

Lindsey Vonn’s Full Schedule of Events for 2026 Winter Olympics

Here’s everything to know about Vonn ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.

The Independent UK

Late U-turn allows Spanish figure skater to use Minions music at Winter Olympics

Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate had initially been denied use of music from the popular animated film due to copyright issues

The Independent UK

Lindsey Vonn to compete at Winter Olympics despite ruptured ACL

Downhill skiing star Vonn suffered a nasty crash just a week before the Games but still plans to compete despite the serious knee injury

The Guardian - US

Lindsey Vonn confident she can compete at Olympics despite ‘completely ruptured’ ACL

Lindsey Vonn says she is confident she can compete at Milano-Cortina despite a ruptured ACL, days after a crash put her Olympic comeback in doubt

The Conversation

AI is coming to Olympic judging: what makes it a game changer?

As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embraces AI-assisted judging, this technology promises greater consistency and improved transparency. Yet research suggests that trust, legitimacy, and cultural values may matter just as much as technical accuracy.

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