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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged in three regions in Italy between February 6 and 22, with cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo the main hosts. It will be the third time the country has hosted a Winter Games, following Cortina in 1956 and Turin in 2006.
Joey Lam aims to make it into the next round at the Milano Cortina Winter Games next month. Photo: Karma Lo
2025 Asian Winter Games

Hong Kong speed-skater Joey Lam ‘to give it everything’ on Winter Olympics debut

Having dominated the sport locally and struggled to qualify, the 19-year-old does not want to ‘waste all these years of hard training’.

Italy

‘Not welcome’: Milan mayor slams ICE agents’ Olympic security role after killings

Italian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at Winter Olympics

From roller skates to ice, Hongkonger Kwok’s dream runs to Milano-Cortina

Hong Kong skater is training in South Korea and ‘borrowing’ their best techniques in hope of producing his ‘top performance’ at Winter Games.

Hong Kong skater Darren Kwok was a reserve four years ago but is the sole pick for next month’s Winter Games. Photo: Karma Lo
Eileen Gu

China name Eileen Gu, Su Yiming, Lin Xiaojun in powerhouse Winter Olympics squad

Several gold medallists named in 124-strong team, including skaters who won for their countries of origin.

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Hong Kong speedskating duo eager to compete against world’s best at Olympics

Darren Kwok, who was a reserve four years in Beijing, and Joey Lam are in South Korea for their final preparations.

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Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu warms up for Olympics with Laax Open gold despite scary crash

China’s two-time Olympic champion celebrates second consecutive slopestyle title in Switzerland.

Eileen Gu survived a scary crash to claim gold in the Freeski Slopestyle World Cup. Photo: AP
Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods’ lost tooth, Bode Miller’s one-ski show: tales from Olympic slopes

After being held at past 3 Winter Games at new venues, the Olympics downhill racing programme returns next month to well-known, iconic courses.

videocam

Olympics golden three-peat still possible for Kim despite shoulder tear

US snowboard star Chloe Kim facing race against clock to get fit for Milano Cortina Games after Swiss accident.

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

How Olympians think about success and failure – and what we can learn from them

Competing at the Games is a rare opportunity, and above all else, psychologists say, athletes must savour the moment – as most will not win.

World champion figure skater Alysa Liu, who will be competing for the US at next month’s Winter Olympics, is a big believer in sports psychology. Photo: Reuters

Chloe Kim’s hopes of Winter Olympics three-peat in doubt after bad fall

Two-time gold medallist Chloe Kim has dislocated her shoulder during training in Switzerland and could struggle to be fit for Italy Games.

Chloe Kim will have an MRI on Friday to discover the severity of her injury. Photo: Getty Images

Britain’s Alpine ski star aiming to win first medal at Winter Olympics

Dave ‘Rocket’ Ryding learned to ski on plastic matting in northwest England surrounded by sheep, much to the astonishment of his rivals.

Winter Olympics hero Wu Dajing retires after failing to qualify for 2026 Games

Wu Dajing won China’s only gold medal of the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang and took another at the Beijing Olympics four years later.

IOC

Water skiing would ‘make more sense’ than novelty events at Winter Olympics

‘It’s sliding, and it’s ski, right?’ says Johan Eliasch, who says straying too far from Games’ core identity risks weakening their appeal.

The president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said water skiing would make more sense than some recent proposals for the Winter Olympics. Photo: AFP

Australian Brown wins first freeski half-pipe World Cup event, Zhang finishes second

Eileen Gu missed the event in Calgary due to training commitments, Li Fanghui finished in fourth place.

The 15-year-old took ‍top spot in Calgary to boost her chances of grabbing a place at next month’s Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
Wang Zhiyi

Towering teen boy and girl, 9, in China figure skating partnership raise eyebrows

Commentators consider contrast in height and seven-year age gap to be ‘uncomfortable’, raise questions over safety, ethics.

Hong Kong’s next generation of Winter Olympians nurtured by speed skater Chu

2026 Games in Milano-Cortina only weeks away, but Chu is already looking ahead as his academy raises standards and changes lives.

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China pair ready to defend Winter Olympics figure skating gold after 3-year break

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong seal Milano-Cortina spot after winning gold at National Figure Skating Championships in Harbin.

Han Cong (bottom) and Sui Wenjing perform on day two of the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix in Osaka in November. Photo: Getty Images
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Olympic snowboarding champ Su becomes first Chinese winner of Big Air World Cup

Former child actor scores back-to-back World Cup wins and also adds another Guinness World Record to his name after ‘back-to-back 1980’ move.

ISU bosses leave speed skater Lam’s Winter Olympics dream hanging by a thread

Short-track speed skater Joey Lam qualified for women’s 1,500m, but last-minute change to quota allocation leaves hopes in tatters.

Winter Olympics 2026 organisers have fixed problems with fake snow

The company responsible for delivering Olympic facilities said the snowboarding and freestyle skiing site will be ready by January 20.

The Games in Milan-Cortina run from February 6 to 22. Photo: Reuters
Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan carries 2026 Winter Olympics torch through the ruins of Pompeii

Torch relay will cover 7,500 miles and work its way through all 110 Italian provinces before the Games’ opening ceremony on February 6.

Actor Jackie Chan holds the olympic torch passing through the Archaeological Park in Pompeii. Photo: AP

Fake snow shortage for Winter Olympics? Ski chief urges organisers to hurry

Italy government has not released funding, skiing boss says as he calls situation ‘unexplainable’ with less than 50 days until Games.

World gets pre-Winter Olympics view of Asian dominance in snowboard halfpipe

With US star Chloe Kim again expected to win gold, battle for second expected to come down to riders from South Korea, Japan.

Zhao Rui

China curling duo lose to South Koreans, miss Winter Olympics mixed doubles spot

Newly formed pairing of Ye Zixuan and Yu Sen beaten narrowly by South Korean duo in play-off for place at Games in Milano Cortina.

The Olympic rings over the Curling Olympic Stadium, venue for the events at the Milano Cortina Games in February. Photo: AFP
India

How India’s Thekkada went from a coffee farm to chasing Winter Olympics dream

The 30-year-old grew up in southern India and is a long shot to qualify for the Milano-Cortina Games but wants to inspire others.

India’s Bhavani Thekkada (left) competing in the 7.5km cross-country qualification race at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway in February. Photo: AP
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

No backup ice hockey arena for Winter Olympics as construction goes down to wire

Construction on the 16,000-seat Santagiulia Arena on the outskirts of the Italian host city is running late but organisers are optimistic.

China’s Su back to winning ways, has 2026 Winter Olympics gold in his sights

Snowboard star Su Yiming claims Big Air World Cup title on home slopes at Genting Secret Garden Resort, compatriot Ge Chunyu takes silver.

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