The 2026 Milan Cortina Games will set numerous records when the world's top athletes gather in northern Italy.

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.

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

Luge Olympian Summer Britcher, a Susquehannock High School graduate, is one of seven Pennsylvanians competing for Team USA at the Milano Cortina Olympics. She returns after a brief "semi-retirement."

From speed skating, curling and luge to Flyers players on hockey teams, the Philly region is represented at the2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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.

Beyond skating and skiing, discover underrated Winter Olympic sports that showcase incredible skill and excitement.

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,