A robust training centre, youth development programme and a family of high flyers have helped Slovenia defy gravity and

The Winter Olympics are a bit of an enigma to most sports fans in the United States. The average person has seen hockey, the understand figure skating, and we get enough extreme sports through osmosis that the snowboard half pipe makes sense — but a lot of the events are more Euro-centric.

Kevin Bickner previously competed in the 2018 and 2022 Olympics. In 2017, he set the current American national ski jumping record.

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.

Officials are investigating claims that ski jumpers at the 2026 Winter Olympics are injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises

The skintight suits skiers wear are not for aesthetics; they help control the physics of air. Loose fabric increases drag and can even generate lift, much like a wingsuit worn by skydivers. Tight-fitting clothing minimizes these effects, making competition fairer by leveling the field for all athletes.

Ski jumpers' suits reportedly microchipped for the 2026 Winter Olympics following the ‘penis-enlarging’ scandal which WADA has now addressed.

The 2026 Games will feature just one new sport in the program: skimo. It follows in the IOC’s tradition of experimentation that has brought us several mainstays, as well as a few oddballs.

The 2026 Winter Olympics kick off on Friday from Italy with the Opening Ceremonies taking place at the San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan. It's an early afternoon affair for those watching back in the United States with the "Harmony"-themed ceremony starting at 2:00 p.