Vance, in Milan, says the Olympics are 'one of the few things' that unite Americans

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan with his family Thursday, telling U.S. athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the competition "is one of the few things that unites the entire country."

Utahn Amy Garff runs Olympic torch hoping to inspire students ahead of 2034 Winter Olympics

Rain fell steadily as Amy Garff carried the Olympic torch through Saronno, Italy, just north of Milan, but the weather did little to slow her down.

Veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo to replace Savannah Guthrie as co-host

With the search for "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's missing mother continuing, NBC says that veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo will replace Guthrie as co-host on Friday's telecast of the opening ceremonies for the Winter Games.

IOC open to earlier dates for future Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of warmer temperatures

Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of the effects of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday.

Curling opens competition at 2026 Winter Olympics as brief power outage pauses play, luge training

The 2026 Winter Olympics have opened competition with the first curling matches in Cortina. A power outage moments after play begin briefly halted the action on Wednesday night and delayed training for men's luge at the nearby sliding center. Fans at the curling center cheered when the lights returned, and play resumed. The mixed doubles curling tournament began two full days before the opening ceremony.

With the Games days away, Olympic ice takes shape in Cortina

At the Cortina Sliding Centre, ice making is now underway for bobsled, luge and skeleton races. One of those workers is Sam. He makes ice by spraying the track with a spritzing hose.

Here are the 83 athletes with ties to Utah at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Close to 31% of Team USA athletes, as well as representatives from eight other countries in Milan-Cortina, spent time in the Beehive State, according to the Utah Sports Commission.

Salt Lake City's Mary Bocock embraces her first Olympic moment

Mary Bocock's career is just getting started. And as she said last year, wouldn't it be fun to make it in 2034 when the games come to her backyard?

IOC open to earlier dates for future Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of warmer temperatures

Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of the effects of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday.

Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan Cortina Games

The start of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy is days away.

Do you know what skimo is? Could Vonn and Shiffrin team up? Here's what's new at the Olympics

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has touted the Milan Cortina Winter Games as the most gender-balanced in history. That's reflected in changes to events on the schedule over the coming weeks. The opening ceremony is Friday. A women's doubles event was added to luge. A women's large hill individual event appears in ski jumping for the first time at an Olympics. Ski mountaineering is the lone sport making its Games debut and has a mixed-gender event. Skeleton now does, too. Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin could team up in a new two-person Alpine event, if Vonn is able to race after recently rupturing a ligament in her knee.