Italy’s starting goaltender for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games takes up more than just the crease.

LAGO DI TESERO, ITALY — Before he became the most famous dog at the Olympics, Nazgul was not known as an escape artist. Still, his owners, Enrico and Alice Varesco, were not taking chances when they left him alone at their apartment alongside the Olympic cross-country ski trails this week.

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games have officially closed, leaving us with more than just a tally of gold medals and world records. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Italian Alps and the chic,

The Italian federation was haunted by what happened at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Twenty years later, their performance is meeting the moment.

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games have officially come to a close, and if there is one definitive takeaway, it is that the American women were the undisputed heart of Team USA. In a Games defined by high-altitude drama

Italy has already recorded its best-ever Winter Olympics medal haul, powered primarily by women, as gender parity efforts deliver historic results at Milan Cortina 2026.

The United States finished the 2026 Winter Games with 33 total medals. Was it enough to top the competition?

Jack Hughes’ overtime goal, which gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980, drew an average audience of 26 million viewers on NBC and Peacock in the U.S., according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel ratings and Adobe Analytics digital data.

Los Angeles has a long history of honoring sports heroes through murals. Add Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu to the list. Gustavo Zermeño Jr. shared to social media his larger-than-life depiction of the figure skater,