Men’s downhill skiing tops the bill at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, with the first medals to be handed out hours after the Games officially opened. The opening ceremony culminated in the lighting of two cauldrons, one at Milan’s Arch of Peace and one in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the chic resort 400 kilometres (250 miles) […]
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Lindsey Vonn completes second Winter Olympics downhill training run
Lindsey Vonn’s dream of Olympic medal glory is alive after the American ski star again defied a serious knee injury to complete her second training run for the Milan-Cortina women’s downhill on Saturday. A ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee did not stop Vonn from clocking a time of 1min 38.28sec in a […]
Charlize wraps up Winter Olympics opening ceremony with special message
Charlize Theron closed the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics with a surprise appearance and a powerful message centered on peace and shared humanity. The South African-born actress, 50, took the stage at San Siro Stadium in Milan on Friday, February 6, appearing in her official role as a United Nations peace ambassador. Addressing […]
Israel’s Olympic team faces boos as US VP JD Vance also receives chilly reception at Milano Cortina 2026
MILANO/CORTINA D’AMPEZZO: Israel’s Olympic delegation received a smattering of boos during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday, while US Vice President JD Vance faced a similar chilly reception amid otherwise festive celebrations. Read More: Dolgopyat wins Israel’s first Olympics gymnastics gold The four-person Israeli team, waving their national flag, entered San Siro stadium […]
Italy set for 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially start with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on Friday, while US ski great Lindsey Vonn tests her injured knee in a crucial practice run. The most geographically dispersed Games in history will get underway in Italy’s economic capital at 1900 GMT with a three-hour extravaganza that […]
‘Russia won’t participate in Winter Olympics even if Ukraine war ends’
Russian athletes at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will not be able to represent their country even if a peace deal is reached with Ukraine, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said in an Italian newspaper interview. At this stage nothing would change the Committee’s decision allowing Russian athletes to take part in the February […]
Mariah Carey set to light up 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Mariah Carey is gearing up to light up 2026 Winter Olympics! On Monday, December 15, the Grammy winner was announced as a performer for the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, set to take place at Milano’s San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy, on February 6. Mariah Carey shared the joyous news on […]
Olympic champion Carapaz tests positive for Covid
Arles, France: Ecuador’s Olympic road race champion Richard Carapaz did not start the second stage of the Tour of Provence after testing positive for Covid-19, his team Ineos revealed Saturday. The 28-year-old 2019 Giro d’Italia victor “did not show any symptoms” according to Ineos. Carapaz — nicknamed “The Locomotive” — was one of the favorites […]
Turin outplays London to host ATP Finals from 2021
Turin’s Pala Alpitour Stadium was named on Wednesday as the new venue for the ATP Finals from 2021-2025, drawing a line under London’s long tenure as host of the year-ending tournament. Men’s governing body the ATP said in a statement on that Turin was picked ahead of Manchester, Singapore, Tokyo and London, marking the first […]
S. Korea’s Moon to send special envoys to North
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in will send a team of special envoys, including Seoul’s spy chief, to the North on Monday to push for talks between Washington and Pyongyang on nuclear weapons. The delegation, announced by Moon’s office on Sunday, is the latest chapter in a remarkable Olympics-driven detente between the two Koreas. An […]