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Ice-cool Matt Weston makes history and ends Team GB’s medal drought with skeleton gold

The reigning world champion and World Cup winner withstood all the pressure to break the Cortina track record four times in a row on his way to becoming Britain’s first ever men’s skeleton Olympic champion

The Independent UK

Matt Weston slides to skeleton gold as Team GB finally win medal at Winter Olympics

The 28-year-old triumphs by nearly a second in Milano Cortina to become first British man to win individual Winter Games gold since 1980

The Guardian - UK

Dolomites diary: lederhosen, late buses and the anatomy of an Olympic ski jumper

Andy Bull says covering the first week of events at Milano Cortina 2026 has been enlightening but not straightforward

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How are Olympic host cities chosen?

For the first time in Olympic history, two cities are jointly hosting the Games: Cortina d'Ampezzo, a pretty ski resort in Italy’s spectacular Dolomites, and Milan, the country’s second largest city, 410km away. This will be Cortina’s second time hosting the Winter Games, after its successful event 70 years ago…

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Heraskevych hopes to win appeal, but knows his chance of racing in Olympics is over

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is challenging his Olympic disqualification, but he says he still cannot race in Milan Cortina

The Independent UK

Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are Italy’s fourth as Olympic host and come 70 years after the region first welcomed the world’s best winter athletes.

The Conversation

Milano-Cortina 2026: What's the economic impact of the Winter Olympics?

The Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics are estimated to generate €5.3bn in total economic value, including €2.3bn in tourism spending.

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Raedler and Huber of Austria win team combined at the Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin is 4th

Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber of Austria won gold in the new team combined event at the Milan Cortina Olympics when Mikaela Shiffrin surprisingly crossed fourth after wasting a first-run lead by teammate Breezy Johnson

The Independent UK

French artist finds happiness drawing spectators at his 17th Olympics in Cortina

French artist Marc Ahr focuses on spectators at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

The Independent UK

Pride and unease: US Winter Olympians navigate politics, patriotism and Trump attacks

Some athletes at the Milano Cortina Games speaking out on the complications of representing the US abroad are facing hostility from home

The Guardian - US

Heat seekers: amazing thermal images from the Winter Olympics

Photographers using compact thermal-imaging cameras have crafted eerie and ‘poetic’ results at the Milano Cortina Games

The Guardian - UK

'I don’t even have gloves on': Olympic town warms up as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice

This type of February 'warmth' for Cortina is made at least three times more likely due to climate change, according to meteorologists.

Euronews

At Milano-Cortina Olympics, curling turns into true family affair on ice

Married couples and siblings turn emotion into an edge in Milano-Cortina’s mixed doubles curling, balancing heated on-ice clashes with family life and rituals.

Euronews

Olympic tourists in Cortina can explore the Dolomites with the new 'Uber Snowmobile' service

The service is available for one month during the Winter Olympics.

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The Independent UK

Olympic fans shed winter coats as climate change raises temperatures in Cortina

Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves but found unseasonably warm conditions

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Photos show Lindsey Vonn's training and crash at the Olympics

Lindsey Vonn came to the Winter Olympics as one of the headline acts of the Games, just a week after tearing the ACL in her left knee. But her chances of winning a medal at 41 came to an abrupt and painful end when she crashed in the women's downhill.…

The Independent UK

Olympic town warms up as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice

Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics medal table: Current standings as Team GB surge and USA trail Norway

Follow the medal count at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy as the hosts and Norway battle for supremacy

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The Independent UK

Mia Brookes overcomes nerve-wracking start to qualify for Winter Olympics Big Air final

19-year-old Mia Brookes is among Team GB’s best hopes of gold in Milano-Cortina but needed a flawless second run to secure her spot in the final 12

The Independent UK

Breezy Johnson wins 1st gold for US at Milan Cortina Olympics after Lindsey Vonn crashes

Lindsey Vonn’s crash in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics couldn’t help but overshadow teammate Breezy Johnson’s feat of winning the United States’ first gold medal at these Games

The Independent UK

Trump blasts US Olympic skier as a ‘real Loser’ after ‘not biggest fan’ diss

When asked what it meant to represent the U.S. at the Milan Cortina games, Hess, 27, told Reuters, “It’s a little hard. There's obviously a lot going on that I'm not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren't”

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The Tragic End of Lindsey Vonn’s Comeback Doesn’t Erase the Triumph of Trying

The 41-year-old’s devastating crash in the women’s downhill sent shockwaves through the Milan Cortina Olympics, but it doesn’t mean it was all for nothing.

Sports Illustrated

Lindsey Vonn Airlifted After Crashing During Downhill at Milan Cortina Olympics

Vonn's comeback attempt saw her crash less than 15 seconds into her run.

The Independent UK

Italians collect medals on a feel-good first day for the hosts at the Milan Cortina Olympics

Francesca Lollobrigida led a tricolor day for Italy at the Milan Cortina Olympics

The Independent UK

Olympic tourists in Cortina can explore the Dolomites with the new 'Uber Snowmobile' service

Olympic spectators can now book a snowmobile ride to the Three Peaks of Lavaredo through Uber

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