Soldiers and airmen who participated in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy with the World Class Athlete Program visited the Pentagon, where the athletes also got an unexpected opportunity to meet with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Cortina d'Ampezzo, the "Pearl of the Dolomites," is a blend of Olympic heritage with celebrity chic, fine dining and Alpine tradition, even as climate change and new tourism reshape the area.
Fewer cities are bidding for Olympics, and those that are can’t always accommodate every event. The Milan-Cortina Games were the most sprawling Olympics in history.
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Culture More Sport, Less War The Olympics should be a unifying occasion, not an outlet for political acrimony. The vexed question of the role of politics in sport has surfaced yet again at the Winter Olympics in Milan. The Ukrainian skeleton skier Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to wear a “helmet of remembrance” displaying 24 fellow athletes killed during the Russian invasion of his country. The International Olympic Committee refused. He was offered the compromise of wearing it before and after the races. Because he insisted on wearing the helmet during the actual race, he was banned from the competition. President Volodymyr Zelensky…Open
Hundreds of para athletes are competing in Italy through March 15. Many Americans are defending past titles, with the U.S. sled hockey team hoping to fend off rival Canada for its fifth straight gold.
An itinerary for Mr. Patel’s trip provides more granular detail, including long segments of personal time that suggest he was not immensely oversubscribed by official duties.
NPR's reporters on the ground in Italy reflect on a far-flung, jam-packed Winter Olympics.
The 2026 Winter Olympics captured the attention of millions of Americans this month thanks to several improbable comeback stories and partisan debate.
As Italy cracks down on migration, Milan takes a different path — offering shelter and integration to asylum seekers even as the central government tightens borders and funds deterrence abroad.