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2026 Winter Olympics: The Games as told by photos from each day
Here are the top photos and best moments from each day of the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan.
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2026 Winter Olympics: U.S.' first-ever mass start medal, women's freeski halfpipe final postponed
Saturday at the Olympics was headlined by a first-ever medal for Team USA in the mass start.
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France wins mixed relay as part of skimo debut
France's Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet win the mixed relay Saturday, part of ski mountaineering's Olympic debut.
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2026 Winter Olympics: U.S. men's hockey beats Slovakia in semis
Friday at the Olympics was headlined by the U.S. men's hockey team advancing to the gold medal round.
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2026 Winter Olympics: Alysa Liu wins gold, U.S. women's hockey takes gold and more
Thursday at the Olympics was headlined by figure skater Alysa Liu snapping a 20-year American drought and the U.S. defeating Canada for women's hockey gold.
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What is ski mountaineering? Olympic skimo format, rules, more
Ski mountaineering will make its debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's how the event works.
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Fatton, Cardona Coll win gold in skimo debut
The sport of ski mountaineering made its long-awaited Olympics debut Thursday and crowned its first champion at the Milan Cortina Games in Marianne Fatton of Switzerland.
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2026 Winter Olympics: U.S. men's hockey advances to semis, Shiffrin wins gold and more
Wednesday at the Winter Olympics was headlined by Mikaela Shiffrin winning a giant slalom gold and U.S. men's hockey advancing to the semifinals.
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2026 Winter Olympics: Alysa Liu skates season best, Forehand makes American history and more
Tuesday at the Winter Olympics was headlined by Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito in the women's figure skating short program.
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2026 Winter Olympics: Meyers Taylor wins first gold, Humphries takes home bronze in monobob and more
Team USA women's hockey, women's curling and figure skating were on the schedule Monday in Milan.
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2026 Winter Olympics: Mikaela Shiffrin, USA men's hockey wins and more from Milan Cortina
On Sunday at the Winter Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin skied, pairs figure skating started and USA men's hockey beat Germany.
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2026 Winter Olympics: USA men's hockey beats Denmark and more from Milan Cortina
Saturday at the Winter Olympics includes Team USA men's hockey winning against Denmark and USA curling round-robins.
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2026 Winter Olympics: Ilia Malinin comes up short, U.S. women's hockey wins and more
Friday at the Winter Olympics includes Ilia Malinin stumbling in figure skating and U.S. women's ice hockey dominating in the quarterfinals.
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2026 Winter Olympics: Chloe Kim falls short of snowboarding history and more
Also on Thursday at the Winter Olympics, Team USA men's hockey made its debut.
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Winter Olympics 101: What to know about Milan Cortina Games
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kick off in February 2026! Check out fun facts about athletes, events and more now.
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2026 Winter Olympics: Bates and Chock win silver, speedskating gold for Stolz and more
On Wednesday at the Winter Olympics, Chloe Kim nailed her debut in Milan Cortina while Evan Bates and Madison Chock earned silver in ice dance free dance.
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2026 Winter Olympics: USA women's hockey downs Canada 5-0, Ilia Malinin takes lead in Milan
On Tuesday at the Winter Olympics, the U.S. women's hockey team faced rival Canada while Ilia Malinin took the ice, among other notable events.
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2026 Winter Olympics: U.S. women's hockey shuts out Switzerland, U.S. places second in rhythm dance and more from Monday
On Monday at the Winter Olympics, U.S. women's hockey played again and snowboard big air medals were awarded.
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2026 Olympics: Lindsey Vonn crashes, Breezy Johnson wins downhill and U.S. figure skating earns gold
The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics continue. Follow along live with the top highlights from Sunday, which include women's downhill skiing, figure skating's team event and more.
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2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: USA women's hockey's big win and more
The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics are underway. Here are the top moments from Saturday, which included men's downhill skiing, women's hockey and more.
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2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: Best moments from the Games' opening ceremony
The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics officially got underway Friday. Here are the top moments from the opening ceremony.
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Not just hockey: Survey reveals fan favorites for the Winter Games
A national survey breaks down which Winter Olympic events fans are most interested in watching at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.
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First-time U.S. Olympians at 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games
The 2026 Milano-Cortina Games will showcase an elite group of first-time Olympians from the United States. Check out the full breakdown by sport now.
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Where are the Winter Olympics? 2026 venues to know
Where will sports be played at the 2026 Winter Olympics? Learn more about the Milano-Cortina venues now.
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On the Edge: Behind the scenes of pro skiing
Check out an unfiltered look at life behind the scenes of professional alpine racers such as Mikaela Schiffrin and Lindsey Vonn.
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2026 NCAA gymnastics championships: Four teams advance out of semifinals
Florida, LSU, Oklahoma and Minnesota each advanced to Saturday's NCAA gymnastics final after a roller-coaster day of semifinals on Thursday.
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WADA challenging India to clean up doping issues
The World Anti-Doping Agency reported progress in its fight to clean up India, which has topped WADA's list of doping lawbreakers for three consecutive years.
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Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge frets over Tottenham's relegation prospects
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the most decorated marathoner of all-time, told ESPN that he is more than a little concerned about Tottenham Hotspur's potential relegation from the Premier League, having supported the London club for years.
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How LSU's strength coach became the ultimate example of fortitude
In July, a Jet Ski accident caused the amputation of Katie Guillory's foot. But it only strengthened her drive when coaching LSU's gymnastics team.
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USOPC 'closely monitoring' reaction to LA28 leader Wasserman
The chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said the board has shared its concerns about LA Olympic leader Casey Wasserman with that organizing committee's board and that the USOPC is "closely monitoring the impact on our community."
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Swiss hockey coach fired over false COVID vaccine paperwork
A Swiss hockey coach who admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he'd been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get around China's travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics has been fired.
