2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
U.S. women’s hockey team declines Trump invitation to State of the Union
The U.S. women’s hockey team said that it is declining President Trump‘s invitation to attend his state of the Union address.
Polls show lack of national awareness of Utah hosting 2034 Games
A new Hinckley Institute of Politics poll found 88% of Utahns know their state is where the 2034 Winter Olympics will be held eight years from now, but a national poll unveiled nearly three-quarters of Americans, 72%, were not aware that Utah had been selected to host.
Kirsty Coventry earns praise following first Olympics as IOC president
IOC President Kirsty Coventry was widely seen as having good overall success at the Milan Cortina Games that also gave a taste of challenges set to be tougher running into the LA28 Games.
Team USA delivers most-watched women’s hockey audience yet in gold medal win
Team USA’s overtime win over Canada for the gold medal on Thursday at the Milan Cortina Games was the most-watched women’s hockey game on record, with USA Network drawing 5.3 million viewers.
Olympics Preview: Can the Winter Games deliver?
The Olympics open Feb. 6 and the Paralympics a month later with the potential of generating interest in a movement that hasn’t had a Games in a North American-friendly time zone in 16 years.
Paralympics head to Italy looking for more sponsors to champion Games
Departure of Toyota, Bridgestone has left vacuum and opportunity for other brands at Paralympics.
Olympics Preview: Most marketable athletes
Most marketable athletes at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Games
Dream assignments: Rebecca Lowe will host both the Olympics and the World Cup in 2026
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U.S. women’s hockey team declines Trump invitation to State of the Union
The U.S. women’s hockey team said that it is declining President Trump‘s invitation to attend his state of the Union address.
Polls show lack of national awareness of Utah hosting 2034 Games
A new Hinckley Institute of Politics poll found 88% of Utahns know their state is where the 2034 Winter Olympics will be held eight years from now, but a national poll unveiled nearly three-quarters of Americans, 72%, were not aware that Utah had been selected to host.
Kirsty Coventry earns praise following first Olympics as IOC president
IOC President Kirsty Coventry was widely seen as having good overall success at the Milan Cortina Games that also gave a taste of challenges set to be tougher running into the LA28 Games.
Team USA delivers most-watched women’s hockey audience yet in gold medal win
Team USA’s overtime win over Canada for the gold medal on Thursday at the Milan Cortina Games was the most-watched women’s hockey game on record, with USA Network drawing 5.3 million viewers.
NHL’s successful return to Olympics gives hockey momentum to grow
Jack Hughes' game-winning OT goal to give the U.S. the gold medal in men's hockey game was a fitting finale to an Olympic tournament that lived up to the hype, and the NHL could scarcely have written a better script when it allowed its players to compete in the Games.
NBC’s Milan Cortina coverage should mark best Winter Games audience in 12 years
NBC Sports was averaging around 24 million viewers heading into the final weekend of the Milan Cortina Games, putting it on pace to be the best Winter Olympics since Sochi in 2014.
Italy considering 2040 bid after wrapping up Milan Cortina Games
Italian organizers are contemplating a bid for the 2040 Summer Games just after the conclusion of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.
U.S. women drive Team USA’s medal haul at Milan Cortina
American women -- not even counting mixed events -- were up to six golds and 17 medals overall, while the previous U.S. winter women’s-only marks five golds and 13 medals.
Kenny Albert puts Milan hockey on par with his biggest events, bullish on NHL impact
Albert noted the men’s gold medal match had a split fandom between U.S. and Canadian supporters, and he raved about the environment it created
Bluestone Equity Partners inks deal with USA Archery that includes jersey sleeve patch
Private equity firm Bluestone Equity Partners has reached a three-year partnership with USA Archery that includes sleeve sponsorship across all USAT and international jerseys.
In recent years, the International Olympic Committee has focused on making hosting more sustainable, encouraging use of existing venues and fitting the Games to the location, rather than the other way around.
Enter Milan Cortina and the first truly regional Games. The events of the Olympics and Paralympics held there will span much of Northern Italy, some of them hundreds of miles apart. Organizers prioritized using existing venues, including ones that routinely host world cups and other international competition, and temporary venues.
The spread of the Games takes snow sports, which are often concentrated in a mountain cluster, and sprinkles them throughout the Dolomites. Transit from Milan is expected to take 5 to 10 hours, leading to the most siloed Games anyone has seen.
Anyway you slice it, regardless of who you’re cheering for, this is a great day for hockey. This game will be talked about. This game got the significance and the magnification that not every hockey game gets.-- NHL Network Radio’s Scott Laughlin, on how the U.S.-Canada men's hockey gold medal game will be a boon for the sport.
