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Winter Olympics
Team United States players celebrate after beating Canada 2-1 in overtime in the women's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, February 19, 2026
Winter Olympics / 24 February 2026
US women’s hockey team snubs Trump invite
24 February 2026

Men’s team accept call, while women focus on ‘academics and professional plans’

Great Britain's Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker with their gold medals, pictured on day ten of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy, February 16, 2026
Winter Olympics / 23 February 2026
History made as Team GB delivers landmark Winter Games
23 February 2026
Britain's Rebecca Morrison in action during the women's curling round robin session against the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 18, 2026
Winter Olympics / 18 February 2026
Morrison’s final throw keeps Britain in curling medal hunt
18 February 2026
Britain's gold medalists Matt Weston (right) and Britain's Tabitha Stoecker (left) celebrate at the finish during the skeleton mixed team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 15, 2026
Winter Olympics / 16 February 2026
Weston and Stoecker storm to historic mixed team skeleton gold
16 February 2026
(left to right) Czechia's Eva Adamczykova, Australia's Josie Baff, Switzerland's Sina Siegenthaler and Great Britain's Charlotte Bankes during the Women's Snowboard Cross Quarterfinal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, February 13, 2026
Winter Olympics / 13 February 2026
Bankes suffers quarter-final exit in familiar tale for Team GB
13 February 2026
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his crash helmet as he stands outside the sliding center at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 12, 2026
Winter Olympics / 12 February 2026
Ukrainian racer calls Olympic ban over war victim helmet ‘a terrible mistake’
12 February 2026
Great Britain's Matt Weston during the Men's Skeleton Heats at the Cortina Sliding Centre, on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy, February 12, 2026
Skeleton / 12 February 2026
Weston well-placed to end Team GB’s Olympic medal drought
12 February 2026
This grab from video shows students exiting the Tumbler Ridge school after deadly shootings, in British Columbia, Canada, Tuesday Feb. 10, 2026
Canada shooting / 11 February 2026
Canada’s olympic team 'heartbroken' over shooting
11 February 2026
Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen shows his gold medal for an alpine ski, men's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, February 11, 2026
Winter Olympics: Skiing / 11 February 2026
Von Allmen claims third Alpine skiing gold of the Games in men’s super-G
11 February 2026
China's Liu Jiayu crashes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, February 11, 2026
Winter Olympics / 11 February 2026
China’s Liu carried off after nasty fall
11 February 2026
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 10, 2026
Winter Olympics / 11 February 2026
Ukrainian Heraskevych risks ban with helmet
11 February 2026
Jonna Sundling, of Sweden, competes in a semifinal of the cross-country skiing women's sprint classic at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026
Round-up / 11 February 2026
Sport in brief: February 11, 2026
11 February 2026
Gus Kenworthy celebrates at the end of his second run in the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, February 13, 2014
Winter Olympics / 9 February 2026
Kenworthy says he has received death threats over graphic anti-Ice message
9 February 2026
Great Britain's Kirsty Muir practising before the Freestyle Skiing, Women's Freeski Slopestyle Final at the Livigno Snow Park, on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy, February 9, 2026
Winter Olympics / 9 February 2026
Muir misses out on first GB medal by tiny fraction in slopestyle final
9 February 2026
Matt Weston competes in the Skeleton Men's Heats. Weston's success - backed by team-mate Marcus Wyatt who pipped Weston to the other two World Cups and finished third in the overall standings - is a far cry from the British skeleton team's poor showing at the 2022 Games in Beijing, January 30, 2026
Winter Olympics / 4 February 2026
GB skeleton hopes hit by potential helmet ban
4 February 2026
People take part in an Anti-ICE demonstration, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, January 31, 2026
Italy / 1 February 2026
Demonstrators in Milan protest against Ice unit at Winter Olympics
1 February 2026
This photo shows the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events which will take place during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, December 27, 2025
Olympics / 28 January 2026
Italy pushes back amid ICE confusion at Winter Games
28 January 2026

Clarity over a US security presence failed to immediately calm concerns in a country wary of Trump-era immigration tactics, write COLLEEN BARRY, DAVID BILLER and TRISHA THOMAS

People ski on a hill with manufactured snow near Bayrischzell, Germany, Feb. 6, 2024
Environment / 14 January 2026
Climate change shrinks future of Winter Olympics
14 January 2026

As athletes prepare for Milan-Cortina, warming temperatures force the IOC to rethink where and when the Games can be staged, writes JENNIFER McDERMOTT and PAT GRAHAM

People take photos in front of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics rings, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, November 20, 2025
Winter Olympics / 13 January 2026
Team GB braced for ‘best Winter Games in history’
13 January 2026
Gold medalist Ilia Malinin arrives for the metal ceremony after the men's free skate competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, January 10, 2026, in St. Louis
Winter Olympics / 12 January 2026
Malinin leads one of the strongest US Figure Skating teams ever
12 January 2026
People walk through the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II main downtown street as Olympic Iconic neon hang for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, December 27, 2025
Olympics / 7 January 2026
Italy targets medal success at home Winter Games
7 January 2026

Hosts set minimum target of 19 medals at Milan Cortina Games despite injury concerns

Italy's Stefania Constantini, directs her team mate, during the mixed doubles curling match against Sweden, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing
Winter Olympics / 9 December 2025
Constantini returns home to lead Cortina’s curling charge
9 December 2025
Great Britain's Kirsty Muir during the Women's Freeski Big A
Women’s freeski / 6 February 2025
Muir relishing crack at second Winter Olympics after serious knee injury
6 February 2025
Britain's Amy Williams during the Women's Skeleton Run three
Women's Skeleton Run / 20 February 2024
On this day in 2010: Amy Williams claims skeleton gold at Winter Olympics
20 February 2024
Great Britain's Eve Muirhead
Women’s Curling / 11 August 2022
Olympic curling champion Muirhead retires
11 August 2022
Winter Olympics / 21 February 2022
Grainger: Accessibility and medal potential are key to Winters funding
21 February 2022
Winter Olympics / 20 February 2022
GB four-man bobsleigh team hoping for funding after sixth-placed finish
20 February 2022
Eve Muirhead in action
Winter Olympics / 18 February 2022
Great Britain guarantee curling double as Muirhead’s team reach final
18 February 2022
Great Britain's Bruce Mouat, Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie an
Winter Olympics / 17 February 2022
Great Britain men’s curlers make sure of a medal with win over United States
17 February 2022
Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee
Winter Olympics / 17 February 2022
Valieva falls apart and misses out on medal in Beijing
17 February 2022
Britain's Bruce Mouat, leads his teammates, during the men's
Winter Olympics / 16 February 2022
Men’s curling team will attempt to rescue Winter Olympics for Britain
16 February 2022
Xu Lijia in action
Interview / 16 February 2022
China's sailing hero on the importance of the Beijing Winter Olympics
16 February 2022
XU LIJIA talks to the Morning Star about the differences between reporting and competing in the games, and how they can be used to unite people from all over the world
Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee
Winter Olympics / 15 February 2022
Valieva's drug was granadad's heart medicine, she claims
15 February 2022
Great Britain's Bruce Mouat, Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie an
Winter Olympics / 14 February 2022
Mouat ‘excited’ for Sweden clash as GB aim for semi-finals in Beijing
14 February 2022
Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, trains at
Winter Olympics / 14 February 2022
Valieva cleared to skate but no medals if she finishes in top three
14 February 2022
Britain's's Kirsty Muir competes during the women's slopesty
Winter Olympics / 14 February 2022
Team GB’s Muir qualifies for second final at Winter Olympics
14 February 2022
Eve Muirhead in action
Women's Curling / 13 February 2022
Muirhead: Olympic qualifying matches were a ‘blessing in disguise’ for curlers
13 February 2022
Kamila Valieva with her coach Eteri Tutberidze during a prac
Women's Figure Skating / 13 February 2022
Fears raised over teen Valieva’s mental wellbeing ahead of CAS verdict
13 February 2022
Vladyslav Heraskevych, of Ukraine, holds a sign that reads
Men's Skeleton / 13 February 2022
Ukraine Olympic team calls for peace, IOC wants no protests
13 February 2022
Great Britain's Bruce Mouat, Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie an
Winter Olympics / 11 February 2022
Mouat impressed as ‘pretty relentless’ curlers bounce back against Norway
11 February 2022
Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, competes i
Winter Olympics / 10 February 2022
Figure skater implicated in Winter Olympics doping scandal
10 February 2022
Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's fre
Winter Olympics / 10 February 2022
Chen makes up for 2018 disappointment by landing figure skating gold
10 February 2022
Disappointed: Great Britain’s Charlotte Bankes reacts afte
Winter Olympics / 9 February 2022
Blow for British medal hopes as Bankes falls short in snowboard-cross
9 February 2022
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands competes in the men's speedska
Winter Olympics / 8 February 2022
Nuis becomes first speedskater since ’94 to defend Olympic title in today’s men’s 1,500m
8 February 2022
Meanwhile, Team GB’s hopes of winning first medal are dashed
Britain's Jennifer Dodds directs Bruce Mouat, as he sweeps t
Winter Olympics / 7 February 2022
Dodds and Mouat to regroup for bronze bid after losing semi-final
7 February 2022
Great Britain's Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat in action aga
Winter Olympics / 6 February 2022
Mouat and Dodds ready to aim for curling final place
6 February 2022
Makayla Gerken Schofield trains for the women's freestyle m
Winter Olypmics / 2 February 2022
Athlete adamant LGBTQ+ voices must be heard in Beijing
2 February 2022
Winter Olympics / 1 February 2022
Smeding looking to put long-track speed-skating in limelight at Olympics
1 February 2022
A worker poses with
Coronavirus / 1 February 2022
Olympic officials express confidence in Covid protocols after positive cases
1 February 2022
Man-made snow: Skiers look over the Rocky Mountains while sk
Winter Olympics / 31 January 2022
Olympians worry as ‘Winter’ disappears from Winter Games
31 January 2022
Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces, volunteer m
World / 23 January 2022
US accused of ‘psy-ops’ media campaign to provoke war in Ukraine
23 January 2022
A worker labors to assemble the Olympic Rings onto of a towe
Paralympics Winter Games / 5 January 2022
All Paralympics GB athletes at winter games expected to be vaccinated
5 January 2022
Britain / 8 December 2021
Johnson announces ‘effectively a diplomatic boycott’ of Beijing Winter Olympics
8 December 2021
Sport / 27 October 2021
Sport in brief: October 27, 2021
27 October 2021
The Geneva State Wind Orchestra
Winter Olympics / 27 October 2021
Beijing 2022: International musicians ‘join hands’ to celebrate 100-day countdown to Winter Olympics
27 October 2021
Sport / 7 April 2021
China warns US not to boycott Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics
7 April 2021
Former IOC president Jacques Rogge (right) meets with former
International Olympic Committee / 16 April 2018
Samsung denies Pyeongchang Olympic lobbying allegation
16 April 2018
The company says media reports it used a lobbyist to help bring the games to South Korea are incorrect
Norway’s Marit Bjoergen, gold, poses for photos during the medals ceremony for the women's 30k cross-country skiing at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Sport / 25 February 2018
Marit Bjoergen caps off Norway’s campaign with 14th gold
25 February 2018
Olympic Athletes of Russia's Nadezhda Sergeeva driving a Bob
Winter Olympics / 23 February 2018
Another Russian athlete fails a drug test at the Olympics
23 February 2018
Krushelnitsky (right)
Winter Sports / 22 February 2018
Russian curler Krushelnitsky stripped of bronze
22 February 2018