The Winter Olympics have a long tradition of attracting viewers to sports they normally wouldn't be exposed to, and with four Irish athletes also heading to Italy for the 2026 Games, here's a run down on all you need to know as you swot up on your curling,

Within bobsleigh there are (the slightly unhelpfully named) bobsleigh (feet-first) and skeleton (headfirst) events; skating encompasses figure, speed and short-track speedskating; and skiing covers alpine, cross-country and freestyle skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined and snowboarding.

From a new series of Silent Witness, to Netflix’s controversial Lucy Letby documentary and the start of both the Six Nations and the Winter Olympics, here’s the rundown of what to look forward to and

Ice hockey, curling, influencers—the 2026 Winter Olympics promise to be the most talked about Games in recent memory. WIRED has all the news you need coming out of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.