Before the games began, athletes recorded the proper pronunciation of their names. Now, visitors to the official Olympics website can visit each athlete's biography and click on their name to hear it out loud. The Olympics even shared a video rounding up some of the athletes teaching fans how to say their names.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway after a dazzling opening ceremony and with a packed schedule of competition ahead, American viewers tuning in will need to take note of the time difference between the U.S. and Italy, where the Milano Cortina Games are ...

Milan Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony Vice President JD Vance greets people as he arrives for the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan ...

A new Olympic sport will debut at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The Games got eight new events this year, but ski mountaineering will be in the spotlight on the international stage as the only new sport. It will be the first time a new sport has ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics officially start Friday afternoon, Feb. 6, with the opening ceremonies in Milan, Italy, featuring a parade of athletes and performances by international stars. At 2 p.m. ET Feb. 6, the world will be introduced during a three-hour ...

An animal many people have never heard of — the stoat — is the mascot for the 2026 Olympic Games. Drawings of Tina the stoat, the Olympic mascot, and her brother Milo, the Paralympic mascot, were designed by students of the Istituto Comprensivo of ...