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The Internet Is Not Happy Over Alex Cooper’s Casting Choices For Her New Reality TV Show

Alex Cooper’s Unwell Winter Games is shoving some of the internet’s most controversial reality stars and influencers into a Utah chalet.

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French Paralympians return home for celebration of feats at 2026 Winter Games

France's para athletes are set to return home on Monday night to a gala celebration of their exploits at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games where they won 12 medals including four golds.

Radio France Internationale

The Paralympics are welcoming Russia back to the Winter Games – and this is just the start

Ten athletes will compete for Russia and Belarus at the Paralympic Games and parade under their national flags in Friday’s opening ceremony in Verona, despite condemnation across Europe

The Independent UK

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Johnny Gaudreau’s Parents Open Up About Special Gold Medal Celebration at Winter Games

What a special moment for the Gaudreaus.

Sports Illustrated

Milan Cortina Olympics were most-watched Winter Games since 2014 with 96% more viewers than Beijing

The Milan Cortina Olympics averaged 23.5 million viewers in the United States, making it the most-watched Winter Games since 2014 with a 96% larger audience than the Beijing Games four years ago

The Independent UK

I'm extending the Winter Olympics for a few more hours by playing 1985 sports classic Winter Games

Going for the gold in ski jumping, figure skating, bobsled, and more with this 40-year-old sports game.

PC Gamer

NBC’s Winter Olympics viewing figures skyrocket as gamble pays off

Tens of millions tuned in to watch the Winter Olympics on NBC every day, making it the most-watched Games on the channel since 2014

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France receives Olympic flag for 2030 Winter Games, as Milan-Cortina closes

The Olympic flag has been officially passed to France, which will host the next Winter Games in 2030 in the French Alps. Some 1,500 athletes filed into the arena for the closing ceremony that paid tribute to Italian dance and music

Radio France Internationale

Norway tops the medals count as Milan-Cortina Olympics close in Verona Arena

The next Winter Games will be held in France, which received the Olympic flag in the official handover in the closing ceremony.

Euronews

IOC president hails ‘new kind of Winter Games’ at Milan-Cortina closing ceremony

Gold medallists Charlotte Bankes and Matt Weston carried the Union flag at the ceremony.

The Independent UK

NBC’s big Olympics bet looks smarter as Milan audience up 94% from Beijing

NBC’s Olympics bet looks strong again as viewers pour back in for the Milan Winter Games

The Independent UK

Milan Cortina Olympics to close at Verona Arena as Olympic flag passes to France

The Milan Cortina Winter Games will close with a ceremony inside the ancient Verona Arena, bringing the spread-out Olympics together one last time

The Independent UK

Gu soars to defend her Olympic halfpipe title, making it 6 medals in career, in photos

Eileen Gu defended her Olympic ski halfpipe title to make it six medals in six events over her Winter Games career. The 22-year-old Gu, American-born but competing for her mother’s homeland of China, is already the most decorated freeskier in the short history of the sport at the Olympics.

The Independent UK

Norway’s Klæbo seals historic sweep with record sixth gold of Winter Games

Johannes Høflot Klæbo completed a historic medal sweep of the men’s cross-country skiing events, winning a record sixth gold for a single Winter Games

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Jordan Stolz’s bid for four speed-skating golds crumbles in 1500m as Ning Zhongyan shines

On an afternoon when the Olympic record kept falling, Jordan Stolz skated fast enough to win the gold at any other Winter Games. Just not this one

Operation Sports

The Olympic Winter (Video) Games: The Highs & Lows Of Winter Olympic Games Through The Years

The interesting history of winter sports games.

The Independent UK

Verona to deliver ‘something very special’ as ancient arena prepares to stage Olympic closing ceremony

The Winter Olympics will finish with the closing ceremony in Verona on Sunday

The Conversation

The 2026 Winter Olympics are the most geographically dispersed ever – here’s why that could be a good thing

Italy’s 2026 Winter Olympics have been described as the most regionally distributed Winter Games ever staged. Events are spread across more than 22,000 km², taking in Milan, as well as the towns of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Valtellina, Val di Fiemme and Livigno in the Alps.

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The Guardian - US

Elana Meyers Taylor’s victory in her fifth Olympics was about far more than gold

The American won her first Winter Games title at 41. She did so while advocating for Black athletes, mothers and the deaf and Down’s syndrome communities

Sports Illustrated

Italy’s Olympic Renaissance Thrives Thanks to Home Cooking and Seasoned Vets

The host nation has already broken its record for most medals at a Winter Games—and there’s still one week of action left.

The Guardian - AU

‘Even more special’: Jakara Anthony dusts off Winter Olympics heartbreak for historic triumph

Freestyle skier becomes Australia’s first two-time Winter Games gold medallist with victory in dual moguls Olympic debut just days after shock defeat

The Independent UK

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes Winter Olympic history for Brazil

Gold in the giant slalom was Brazil’s – and indeed South America’s – first medal at the Winter Games.

The Independent UK

Milan Cortina’s wide footprint reshapes the Olympic experience

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics stretch across northern Italy, and the long travel times are reshaping the experience for athletes and fans

The Independent UK

Norway’s Klaebo ties all-time Winter Olympics gold record, in photos

Norway’s cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won an eighth gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics Friday, tying an all‑time Winter Games record. The 29‑year‑old claimed victory in the men’s 10 kilometer interval‑start race, for his third gold at the 2026 Games.

The Conversation

How are Olympic host cities chosen?

For the first time in Olympic history, two cities are jointly hosting the Games: Cortina d'Ampezzo, a pretty ski resort in Italy’s spectacular Dolomites, and Milan, the country’s second largest city, 410km away. This will be Cortina’s second time hosting the Winter Games, after its successful event 70 years ago…

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