Over the course of the 2026 Winter Olympics, 119 events will unfold and 245 gold medals will be awarded. Here's the full schedule.

Team USA announced the 97 athletes who qualified for the skiing and snowboarding teams

MILAN (AP) — Italy will be hoping to deliver on and off the snow and ice at its home Olympics. The host nation is keen to put on a spectacular Winter Games but also wants success in terms of medals. Italian Olympic Committee president Luciano Buonfiglio has set a minimum target of 19 medals at the Milan Cortina Games.

The Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games begin Feb. 6. Here is what you need to know for the two-week festival.

ROME, Italy (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance will lead an American delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and attend the opening ceremony, the White House said Saturday.

Elana Meyers Taylor, from Douglasville, Georgia, was chosen for Team USA's women's bobsled team. It's her fifth Olympics as a decorated athlete.

Four years ago at the Beijing Winter Olympics, 30 athletes with Minnesota ties took home 11 medals, led by nine women on the silver-medal winning U.S. women’s hockey team. The following Minnesota-connected athletes have claimed spots on Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics in northern Italy,

The breakout stars of sports romance "Heated Rivalry" series, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, will carry the Olympic torch ahead of the 2026 Winter Games in Italy.