NPR reporters at the Milan opening ceremony layered up and took notes.

Elegant and energetic, Milan puts its best foot forward to kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics with a star-studded opening ceremony.

Athletes from around the world attended the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan.

The Epstein scandal has spread to the Olympic movement. The top organizer of the Los Angeles Summer Games faces calls to step down because of his past contacts with Epstein collaborator Ghislaine Maxwell.

For many decades, Olympic Games included "demonstration sports." Some, like curling, became part of the permanent roster. But others, like skijoring, didn't stick around.

The three-day event is a chance for the top 10 skating countries to bring home a medal — and for viewers to get acquainted with the sport's different disciplines and biggest names.

NPR journalists are at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Join host A Martinez and correspondents Becky Sullivan, Brian Mann, and Rachel Triesman as they talk about what's coming up.

Italy's Winter Olympics promised sustainability. But in Cortina, environmentalists warn the Games could scar these mountains for decades.

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

The Olympics are a symbol of international cooperation and peace. The U.S. was once seen as a bastion of that order, but historians say Trump's America enters this year's Winter Games with a very different image.