Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano offered a small update regarding his recent injuries, suggesting he will attempt to defend his title next week in the Milan Cortina Games.

Some Japanese Olympians were raised in the country’s snowiest landscapes, while others grew up far from dependable winter conditions.

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games are almost here. The world will descend upon Italy's Milan Cortina region from Friday, Feb. 6, through Sunday, Feb. 22, for the 25th running of the Winter Olympics.

Women's ice hockey gets underway at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday, as does curling and men's Alpine downhill training. Follow for live results.

The Japanese Olympic Committee has set up a task force to tackle online abuse during the Milan Cortina Games. This comes after athletes faced insults on social media during the Paris Summer

When it comes to both overall medal count and gold medal count, Norway is the odds-on favorite at the Winter Olympics. The nation has 405 medals overall, 148 of them gold. Compare that to the United States, which sits in second position in the all-time medal table, with 330 total, 114 gold.