While the opening ceremony isn't until Friday, the first event of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics takes place today. Curling kicked off the competitive action with four mixed doubles matches, while there were training runs for the alpine skiers and training in the men's luge this evening.

Injuries are most common in newer ski and snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics.

The two-time medalist and former Team USA flag bearer will lead athletes competing Feb. 7-12 at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

By Mitch Phillips CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Most countries arrive at the Olympics dreaming of, maybe hoping for, medals but when it comes to Germany and luge the question is more about which of their athletes will take gold and who will have to settle for a lower place on the podium.

With the 2026 Winter Olympics almost underway, here’s exactly where the Games are being held and why they’re spread across numerous cities in Italy.

MUSKEGON, MI - On top of a sand dune near the Lake Michigan shoreline sits one of only four luge tracks in the United States. Built in 1984, the Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park was created to help revive the former lumber town as part of a community campaign.

Watching the Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes fly down snow-covered ski slopes, luge tracks and over the ice at breakneck speeds and with grace. When the first Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix,

The American Alpine star, 41, who suffered the injury in a crash last week, says, “I have not deviated from my plan.”