The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is complete at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Featuring simultaneous ceremonies in the mountain towns of Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo, the day's festivities included performances from Mariah Carey,
Denmark already achieved what some consider its equivalent of the “Miracle on Ice” at the 2025 IIHF World Championship last May. Now, it heads to the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 hoping to somehow top that.
Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark are siblings from Greenland who are competing with the Danish Olympic Team in biathlon. The siblings are sending a message to President Trump and the world after the president sought to take Greenland over from Denmark.
Beating the Americans will feel even sweeter for the U.S.' top allies.
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The Winter Olympics promise plenty of high adrenaline, fierce competition, historic firsts and emotional moments over 2 1/2 weeks. Here are some of the names and narratives to keep an eye on.