The 2026 Winter Olympics will begin this week when competitors walk under the wave of their nation's flags at Friday's Opening Ceremony. The ceremony not only offers Olympians a chance to represent their country on the international stage,

Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine skiing): 108 World Cup wins and 164 podiums, the most ever, with 3 Olympic medals and titles across six disciplines. Lindsey Vonn (alpine skiing): Back from retirement at age 41 with 84 World Cup wins, 3 Olympic medals, and a comeback enabled by knee surgery.

The bid to win a medal is more elusive for some than others. In fact, 84 of the 122 teams have never won a medal in the Winter Olympics. The United States won its first medal in the 1924 Chamonix Olympics, the first winter games held in modern history, along with seven other teams, including Canada and Great Britain.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics officially get underway on Friday, February 6, with the Opening Ceremony, which features the flag bearers from every participating country making the march alongside the country’s flag and their countrymates who will be

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, Italy officially began on Friday, February 6, and the stakes never have been higher. Nearly with 3,000 athletes competing across 116 events in 16 sports, catching every jaw-dropping moment this winter truly is a ...

With the 2026 Winter Olympics just a few days away, here's the official medal count for each country heading into the Games.