So, what's the total Olympic medal count heading into the final handful of competitions? Well, at the end the competitions on Friday, Feb. 20, the United States got more good news in their attempt to be the winningest country at the 2026 Games.

MILAN (AP) — Political pressure on Olympic officials, like in the case of the Ukraine skeleton racer’s memorial helmet at the Milan Cortina Games, is nothing new, according to a long-time IOC insider.

In a storybook finish at the 2026 Winter Olympics, it was Farmington native Megan Keller who delivered the golden goal, lifting the U.S. women’s hockey team to a 2-1 victory over its fiercest rival and securing just the third Olympic gold medal in program history.

Paolo Petrecca, head of sports at Italian public broadcaster Rai, has left the role due to a series of mistakes during the live TV broadcast of the Olympic opening ceremony in Milan. The 61-year-old submitted his resignation after receiving heavy criticism,

With the 2026 Winter Games in full swing, stars like Keegan-Michael Key and Jonathan Scott told E! News about their own Olympic dreams at the NBA All-Star Legendary Tip-Off Celebration Feb. 13.

For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind them. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in COVID times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.

A spot in the gold medal game is on the line on Friday in Milan, as Canada and Finland face off in the first semifinal of the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

O’Brien is a national champion in the indoor pentathlon three years in a row (2023-25) and is a 10-time All-American. The Olympics were on her bucket list for a long time, and she competed in the heptathlon trials for the Tokyo Games in 2021. She placed 12th and also finished seventh in the trials for Paris in 2024.