One of the showcase events at the Winter Olympics will be hockey, where NHL players are back for the first time since 2014 and the world’s best women’s players are competing in the Games for an eighth consecutive time.

Several members of the Colorado Avalanche have been selected to join their national teams in Milan, Italy, for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The final day of qualifying at the 2026 Aspen Grand Prix meant that the competition was stiff for the American men in the freeski halfpipe trials.

Slovakia unveiled its roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Thursday, headlined by Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky and New Jersey Devils defenseman Simon Nemec. Slovakia won bronze at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Speedskating will be held Feb. 7-21 at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, part of the Milano Ice Park in Rho, just outside the city. The competition begins with the women’s 3,000 meters on Feb. 7 and ends with the women’s and men’s mass start on Feb. 21.

The teenage ski-racing triplets Helaina, Henri IV, and Henniyah Rivers are on a mission to represent their mother's country of Jamaica at the Winter Games

As Scottish cross-country skier Andrew Musgrave prepares for a fifth Winter Olympics, he regrets not having performed to his potential at previous Games and aims to put that right in Italy next month.

With the 2026 Winter Olympics just weeks away, all eyes are on the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. This new 16,000-seat stadium on the outskirts of Milan is set to host most of the men’s and women’s hockey games.