Category: 2026 Olympic Winter Games

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Laurie Stephens of the United States is one of the top athletes to watch in Italy, 20 years after she won a skiing gold at a different Paralympic Games in that country. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

2026 Paralympic Winter Games Take Place in Changed World

The torch may have only recently gone out on the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, but the world has nonetheless changed a great deal already. Among its many impacts, the escalating conflict in the Middle East is disrupting travel across the region, and the first major international sports event to take place since those hostilities began […]

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Ted Morris will step down on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

Ted Morris Leaving US Speedskating

US Speedskating executive director Ted Morris will step down from his role on August 31, 2026. No specific reason was given for the departure of Morris, who had joined the organization in 2013. US Speedskating won six medals at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina, including two golds by Jordan Stolz in the […]

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French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee President Edgar Grospiron (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

CEO of French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee Resigns

The Organizing Committee of the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games, known as Cojop, has lost another key team member after Chief Executive Cyril Linette resigned from his role following a dispute with President Edgar Grospiron. A statement by the Games organizers revealed that Linette had quit at a board meeting on February 22 in […]

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A Look Ahead to the 2030 French Alps Olympic Winter Games

The Olympic Flame at the Winter Games in Milan Cortina may have just been extinguished, but attention is already turning to the next edition: The 2030 Olympic Winter Games in the French Alps. The 2026 event broke new ground in multiple ways. From a social perspective, Olympic digital platforms surpassed 100 million users for the […]

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SportsTravel at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

SportsTravel will be on site at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy, with additional coverage from our bases in the United States and the UK. Follow along for coverage you won’t find anywhere else. Grading the 2026 Olympic Winter Games SportsTravel Publisher Jason Gewirtz was on the ground in Milan and […]

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Ashley Farquharson won a bronze medal in the women's luge. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

Grading the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

SportsTravel Publisher Jason Gewirtz was on the ground in Milan and Cortina, Italy. Here are his scores from the Games based on his experience at the event. Opening Ceremony: A- I wanted to give this one a full A+ and there is a case to be made that it deserves one. The dramatic moments were […]

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Team U.S.A. athletes emerge at San Siro in the Opening Ceremony (Image courtesy of Jason Gewirtz)

25 Moments That Defined The 25th Olympic Winter Games

[Editor’s Note: For Jason Gewirtz’ Oddities and Observations at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, click here, and for all of SportsTravel’s coverage of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, click here.] The Olympic Winter Games is always a spectacular occasion, and any global event in Italy promises to deliver its own style of romance and decadence. […]

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Jack Hughes (right) scored the golden goal to give Team USA a 2-1 win over nemesis Canada. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

U.S. Medalist Tracker: Men’s Hockey Brings Home Gold

The United States entered the 2026 Olympic Winter Games favored to reach the gold medal game against Canada — and that’s exactly how the tournament played out. On Sunday morning — 46 years to the day after the Miracle On Ice team of 1980 won gold — Team USA won gold for the first time […]

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United States' Breezy Johnson, center, gold medal in an alpine ski women's downhill race, celebrates on the podium with silver medalist Germany's Emma Aicher, left, and bronze medalist Italy's Sofia Goggia, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

U.S. Olympic Medalist Tracker: Their Road to Glory

The 2026 Olympic Winter Games are taking place in Italy, thousands of miles away from the hometowns of the Team USA athletes who have journeyed there in search of fulfilling a dream. Of course, some members of the United States’ contingent have had a longer road than others to get to the pinnacle of their […]

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The Duomo cathedral in Milan (Image courtesy of Jason Gewirtz)

Oddities and Observations at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

After about 10 days on the ground in Milan and Cortina for the Olympic Winter Games, SportsTravel Publisher Jason Gewirtz saw a number of interesting things around both locations and experienced some odd moments as well. Here are some of the most notable behind-the-scenes sights and experiences that filled his notebook — and camera lens […]

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