The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games began on February 6. They played out across venues in Northern Italy until February 22. Around 2,900 athletes from around the world competed for Olympic gold. At press time, the medal tally was incomplete.
DREAM TEAM From left: Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, and Isabeau Levito represent Team USA in the women’s individual figure skating competition, which began February 17. The trio’s official nickname? The Blade Angels.
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This year’s Olympians broke records. (See “Medal Collector.”) And they competed in new events. One of these was dual moguls, a freestyle skiing race. (See “Wild New Event.”)
MEDAL COLLECTOR Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo competes in the men’s 4 x 7.5–kilometer relay on February 15. His team won, and he picked up his ninth Olympic gold medal. That’s a Winter Games record.
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Some athletes made their Olympic debut. Seventeen-year-old Gaon Choi was a first-timer. She won gold in the women’s snowboard halfpipe. (See “Proud Moment.”) “It feels surreal,” Choi told the New York Times.
PROUD MOMENT Silver medalist Chloe Kim (left) of Team USA shares a laugh with gold medalist Gaon Choi of the Republic of Korea. Choi beat Kim, one of her mentors, in the women’s snowboard halfpipe final on February 12, in Livigno, Italy.
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The Winter Olympics happen every four years. The next ones will be held in 2030, in France.
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