Eight current or former University of Colorado athletes will compete at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Why it matters: This year's games will mark 101 total Olympic appearances by 65 CU athletes, highlighting the university's long-standing role as a Winter Games pipeline.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Games will set numerous records when the world's top athletes gather in northern Italy.

Two veterans of Estonia's Olympic team are to carry the national flag at the Winter Games opening in Milan-Cortina, Italy, on Friday.

The opening ceremony is taking place on Friday, but these winter games just couldn't wait.

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.