Olympic expert Mike Tierney reveals his Milano Cortina predictions for most overall medals and gold medals won

A pair of stoats named Tina and Milo are the mascots for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Ice hockey, curling, influencers—the 2026 Winter Olympics promise to be the most talked about Games in recent memory. WIRED has all the news you need coming out of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics officially begins today with the opening ceremony at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Simultaneous ceremonies will take place in the mountain towns of Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo.

Former Russian figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze returned to the Olympics at Milan Cortina despite controversy over Kamila Valieva's doping scandal at the 2022 Beijing Games.

While most of the Trojans’ Olympians have competed in the summer, there have been some Winter Olympians from USC, too

The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Northern Italy, primarily in Milan and also the Alpine mountain resort town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, where events like bobsled, skeleton, alpine skiing, curling, para snowboard, and more will take place.

Figure skater Scott Hamilton, a Franklin resident, won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Other athletes with Tennessee connections include figure skater Janet Lynn and bobsledder Hakeem Abdul-Saboor. Nashville Predators players Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi and Juuse Saros are competing for their respective nations.

The 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony officially kicks off the Milano-Cortina Games with performances, the Parade of Nations and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.