by ti-amie 2026 Winter Olympics
25th edition of Winter Olympics, in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
milanocortina2026.olympics.com
The 2026 Winter Olympics, officially the XXV Winter Olympic Games and commonly known as Milano Cortina 2026, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 6 to 22 February 2026 at sites across Lombardy and Northeast Italy. A joint bid by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo was awarded the 2026 Winter Olympics at the 134th IOC Session on 24 June 2019, beating another joint bid made by Stockholm and Åre, Sweden Continued in Wikipedia
Host city Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Motto IT's Your Vibe
Events 116 in 8 sports (16 disciplines)
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ti-amie Figure skating and speed skating for me.
And this sport
Curling
Mixed doubles
Round robin session 2
Britain flag Britain vs. Estonia flag Estonia
Czech Rep. flag Czech Rep. vs. Sweden flag Sweden
Norway flag Norway vs. United States flag United States
South Korea flag South Korea vs. Italy flag Italy
4:05 a.m.
Round robin session 3
United States flag United States vs. Switzerland flag Switzerland
Norway flag Norway vs. Canada flag Canada
8:35 a.m.
Round robin session 4
Canada flag Canada vs. Italy flag Italy
Switzerland flag Switzerland vs. South Korea flag South Korea
Estonia flag Estonia vs. Sweden flag Sweden
Czech Rep. flag Czech Rep. vs. Britain flag Britain
1:05 p.m.
by ti-amie The Mongolians are at it again.
by Suliso This should be good. I like Winter Olympics far more than Summer.
by Oploskoffie Absolutely love the traditional/ceremonial Mongolian outfits!
by ptmcmahon As the (sole?) remaining curling fan with Deuce gone, must point out opening draw is in less than an hour for mixed doubles.
The team Olympic trials was in Halifax in November, so my claim to "fame" was me and son rode and elevator with the female (Jocelyn Peterman) of the mixed team, and then said good luck to the male (her husband Brett Gallant) for the men's team final - he won that too so he will be competing in mixed and team event.
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Oploskoffie While I wouldn't call myself a fan, I do try to get in some curling viewing each winter. I'm assuming it gets more airtime in Canada than it does in the Netherlands and that's where things already get a bit challenging, never mind different time zones.
I recently read you mentioning your son being a curler and taking part in a tournament; very cool! Is it just fun for him, or does he have ambitions to, say, make it to the Olympics? Did/do you play as well?
On a related side note... I reconfigured the scoring module for TAT's summer Olympics prediction game for use at my office for a winter Olympics contest. My team ain't huge, but having selected the women's final on the final day of the event, I predict at least 11 more people will be watching that than would otherwise have been the case
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ptmcmahon This is his first year on a true team (he'd spared for teams before and played pickup for some teams) so it's been quite the different experience this year
We were just at provincials and after a mostly so/so season, they went through round robin undefeated and entered playoffs as #1 seed. They wound up losing in semifinals, a game that largely swung on a missed shot in fifth end (they play 6.)
So hard to say how ambitious they will be yet... this tournament likely has them all a little more excited though!
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JTContinental ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 5:08 pm
As the (sole?) remaining curling fan with Deuce gone, must point out opening draw is in less than an hour for mixed doubles.
The team Olympic trials was in Halifax in November, so my claim to "fame" was me and son rode and elevator with the female (Jocelyn Peterman) of the mixed team, and then said good luck to the male (her husband Brett Gallant) for the men's team final - he won that too so he will be competing in mixed and team event.
Growing up in smalltown northern Minnesota, curling was part of our winter gym classes.
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dave g JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 7:08 pm
Growing up in smalltown northern Minnesota, curling was part of our winter gym classes.
Where?
I happen to live currently in Silver Bay.
by ponchi101 Growing up in torridly hot south America, I am a huge fan of curling because... it resembles "bolas criollas" totally.
So, I will be watching curling and all the ski events.
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skatingfan ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 5:08 pm
As the (sole?) remaining curling fan with Deuce gone, must point out opening draw is in less than an hour for mixed doubles.
The team Olympic trials was in Halifax in November, so my claim to "fame" was me and son rode and elevator with the female (Jocelyn Peterman) of the mixed team, and then said good luck to the male (her husband Brett Gallant) for the men's team final - he won that too so he will be competing in mixed and team event.
Still here.
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JTContinental dave g wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 11:11 pm
JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 7:08 pm
Growing up in smalltown northern Minnesota, curling was part of our winter gym classes.
Where?
I happen to live currently in Silver Bay.
Hibbing
by JTContinental Mary Carillo will be stepping in for Savannah Guthrie (for obvious reasons) for television coverage.
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ti-amie JTContinental wrote: ↑Thu Feb 05, 2026 1:07 am
dave g wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 11:11 pm
JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 7:08 pm
Growing up in smalltown northern Minnesota, curling was part of our winter gym classes.
Where?
I happen to live currently in Silver Bay.
Hibbing
Hmm. I think a man named Robert Zimmerman grew up in Hibbing.
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ti-amie JD Vance Booed at Olympic Opening Ceremony in Milan
Before the event, protesters marched in Milan in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose personnel are in Italy to advise local officials in securing the Winter Games.
Vice President JD Vance and Usha Vance at San Siro stadium for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday.Credit...Vincent Alban/The New York Times
By Ashley Ahn
Breaking news reporter
Feb. 6, 2026, 5:49 p.m. ET
San Siro stadium in Milan broke out in scattered boos as Vice President JD Vance appeared on huge screens there during an opening ceremony for the Winter Games, an indication of the fury in Italy over the Trump administration’s policies.
Near the end of the ceremony’s lengthy Parade of Nations, the U.S. delegation of athletes, decked out in white Ralph Lauren coats, entered the stadium to cheers and whistles. But the crowd’s mood seemed to shift when the screen switched from the athletes to the stands, where Mr. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, were waving small American flags.
Their appearance on the screens lasted for only a few seconds but was met with a smattering of jeers and boos that were audible despite the loud music playing for the parade.
Mr. Vance arrived in Milan earlier this week and has been watching U.S. athletes compete. He was in the crowd for a U.S. women’s hockey game on Thursday and at a figure skating team event on Friday. He often speaks publicly and posts comments on social media in support of President Trump, criticizing NATO and its member nations; defending the administration’s capture of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, in a military operation; and pressing an immigration crackdown in the United States that has often turned brutal and has at times involved fatalities.
Hours before the opening ceremony at San Siro stadium, protesters took to the streets of Milan to condemn the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in Italy, which U.S. officials have said was “to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations” and not to carry out immigration enforcement.
Ashley Ahn covers breaking news for The Times from New York.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/worl ... emony.html
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Canadian TV broadcast it live and continues to show it in their online video. The commentators acknowledged the booing during the broadcast.
by Suliso There was an Italian actress Lolobrigida, now there is an Olympic champion Lolobrigida.
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Jeff from TX ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 5:08 pm
As the (sole?) remaining curling fan with Deuce gone, must point out opening draw is in less than an hour for mixed doubles.
The team Olympic trials was in Halifax in November, so my claim to "fame" was me and son rode and elevator with the female (Jocelyn Peterman) of the mixed team, and then said good luck to the male (her husband Brett Gallant) for the men's team final - he won that too so he will be competing in mixed and team event.
Almost a Glenn Harmon story. Hope he is well - miss "seeing" him here on the boards.
by ptmcmahon He didn’t make his yearly Nova Scotia visit this year. Must be because our favorite fish and chips place closed.
Just saw the Lindsay Vonn news… yikes.
Meanwhile after a 3-0 start the mixed curling Canadians are now 3-4 and may miss playoffs.
by skatingfan Novak Djokovic in the crowd for the final day of the Team Event in Figure Skating.
by ti-amie Ron Filipkowski
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
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This is what Hess said: “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the US right now. I think it’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of. Just because I wear the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US.”
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skatingfan ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 10:02 am
It may be an unpopular opinion, but also it's not factually accurate either - no other US skier would have been named to the team if Vonn had withdrawn, the crash was not a result of her recent knee injury, and Vonn was one of the leading women's downhill skiers this season.
by skatingfan Ilia Malinin performing his free skate during the Team Event on Sunday at the Olympics.
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ptmcmahon skatingfan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 3:45 pm
ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 10:02 am
It may be an unpopular opinion, but also it's not factually accurate either - no other US skier would have been named to the team if Vonn had withdrawn, the crash was not a result of her recent knee injury, and Vonn was one of the leading women's downhill skiers this season.
Like usual it's just people on the internet deciding they need to voice their opinion about something they're not especially familiar with.
by texasniteowl So, I know we have a couple of ice skating fans on the forum. Were the ice dance results right? I mean, it was close...like a point and a half between gold and silver? But I only watch skating at the Olympics mostly and my knowledge is minimal. (I'm trying to keep it generic as some people may not have seen it yet.)
by ptmcmahon I also have very limited knowledge of it but watched the last five teams since there was a Canadian pair. I thought the Canadians did look better than the gold and silver medalists, but the CBC announcers seemed to think the French definitely won even with a minor "mistake" (Kurt Browning was doing the commentary.) They did seem surprised when the US team passed the Canadians though.
I probably would have put them Canada-US-France, while the Canadian announcers were leaning France-Canada-US. I'm trying to find some non "local" news about it but am mostly finding American news articles claiming the French win was controversial (which I definitely thought too.)
But I only watch skating at Olympics so take my opinion with many many grains of salt
by texasniteowl I enjoyed the Canadian team's dance the most too. I pretty much assumed by scores coming in that the last 2 teams would score higher though due to technical elements at least. So I wasn't surprised by those. But I'll probably watch the routines again tonight in the prime time coverage and what I think on 2nd watch. But yeah, my knowledge of the technical elements is really limited.
The British team's dance was fun too. Had an error and not the same level but was definitely fun.
by ptmcmahon Watching the women's halfpipe finals now (Chloe Kim's event)... it's snowing a bit there and it looks like it is making the course extremely slick... almost every boarder is falling.
by ptmcmahon And in something I don't remember seeing before ...in the womens 500 m short track speed skating quarterfinal heat 3 has had 3 restarts so far before someone has finally be dq'd.
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skatingfan texasniteowl wrote: ↑Wed Feb 11, 2026 10:59 pm
So, I know we have a couple of ice skating fans on the forum. Were the ice dance results right? I mean, it was close...like a point and a half between gold and silver? But I only watch skating at the Olympics mostly and my knowledge is minimal. (I'm trying to keep it generic as some people may not have seen it yet.)
It could have gone either way, but the overall quality of the skating by the French couple outweighed the cleaner skate by the Americans.
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mmmm8 ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Thu Feb 12, 2026 6:45 pm
Watching the women's halfpipe finals now (Chloe Kim's event)... it's snowing a bit there and it looks like it is making the course extremely slick... almost every boarder is falling.
I was watching Alpine Skiing (Women's Super-G) this morning and a bunch were also not able to complete the course, but I don't know if that's normal for the event.
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ptmcmahon 7 of the first 13 in the halfpipe didn't finish their run. I sort of expect that more at the end than the beginning when people would more likely be trying to record a score and not knowing what they have to beat.
The most remarkable part was the eventual gold medalist, Gaon Choi, fell on her first two attempts. The first time she was down for 3-4 minutes and the camera even zoomed out away. I was surprised she kept competing. Her last run was good and she upset Chloe Kim for the gold.
There are complaints about course conditions:
https://www.newsweek.com/sports/olympic ... l-11515357
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texasniteowl and now...the men's skating...
way unexpected but congrats to the young man from Kazakhstan
by ptmcmahon The only skate I saw was the last one... that was quite the shocker. (I was glued to hockey and curling at the time.)
I didn't even get to watch the young Canadian who wound up in 5th and had the 2nd best long program score. Assume future bright for him.
by ti-amie There were allegations of cheating against Canada but the video I saw has been taken down.
by texasniteowl watching the repackage in the primetime show...during Shaidorov's routine, Tara: 'he's planting the seeds for the next olympic cycle'. Hah! and then some inanity about comparing GOE to basketball. like really?
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sprint final*
Race Director concedes they were allowed to cheat - oops! I don't see any English language coverage of this, so here is a translation of the Finnish article.
Finland’s team furious at Norway and USA’s actions in the sprint – “Lauri Vuorinen is the moral Olympic champion”
Norway and the USA, who took all the medals in the men’s event, are suspected of breaking ski service rules during the sprint competition. Finland considered filing a protest, but the time limit had expired.
The atmosphere in Finland’s cross-country skiing team became electric on Thursday at the Olympic venue when Italy’s head coach Markus Cramer revealed information about what had happened during Tuesday’s sprint competitions.
In the men’s sprint, Norway and the USA — who won all the medals — are suspected of violating regulations that determine how skis may be handled between heats in a classical-style sprint.
When matters began to become clear to the Finnish team through Cramer, waxing chief Heikki Tonteri admitted that emotions were running high.
– Lauri Vuorinen is the moral Olympic champion, declared Tonteri, who also serves as Vuorinen’s personal ski technician.
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Vuorinen placed fourth in the final, which was won by Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. USA’s Ben Ogden was second and Norway’s Oskar Opstad Vike third.
Cramer and the Finns’ anger stemmed from suspicions that the Norwegian and American teams brought materials into the sprint service area that are not permitted there under the rules.
Norway brought a so-called wax pot — an electrically powered waxing machine — into the area.
According to suspicions, the U.S. service team brought a liquid bottle to the site, which is strictly forbidden. The bottle is believed to have contained liquid glide wax. Cramer said he had seen photographic evidence of both cases.
Between heats in a classical sprint, only the grip zones of the skis may be treated, explains Heikki Tonteri:
– The glide zones must not be touched, only the grip areas. The list of materials and tools allowed in the area is very short: grip waxes, scrapers, a battery-powered blower, and dry waxing paper. That list does not include a wax pot, and under no circumstances any kind of liquids. It makes absolutely no difference whether the bottle contained water or liquid glide wax. Liquids are categorically prohibited.
According to the rules, treating skis in a way that violates regulations — for example using fluorinated waxes — leads to disqualification.
The U.S. team told NRK that the liquid was a cleaning agent intended for washing hands.
Time for appeal expired
Led by sprint coach Ville Oksanen, the Finnish team met on Thursday with Michal Lamplot, race director for cross-country skiing at FIS (the International Ski Federation). He informed the Finnish delegation that the 48-hour deadline for such appeals had already passed.
According to Tonteri, when asked, the Norwegian team said they had received permission from Lamplot to bring the wax pot into the service area.
– If Norway truly had such permission, then FIS should of course have informed all teams at the team captains’ meeting that it was allowed. It is not on the list of permitted items, Tonteri said.
After publication of this news, FIS announced that the race director had indeed granted Norway permission to use the wax pot. FIS admitted it made a mistake by not informing the other national teams. In its statement, FIS apologized for the error.
Heated meeting
Italian head coach Cramer told Yle Sports on Thursday evening that he would not let the matter rest.
– A wax pot gives a very large competitive advantage if it is only available to one team. It is fast and produces a very high-quality result, Cramer said.
– Thursday’s team captains’ meeting will be very interesting. Someone was blind on sprint day, or the matter was otherwise not properly supervised, he continued.
A wax pot is a device into which hard wax is placed, melted with electricity, and then applied to the ski. It is usually used for glide waxing, but according to Tonteri it can also be used for grip waxing.
– This must be discussed publicly, because rules lose their meaning if they are not enforced or if they apply only to some teams, the waxing chief stated.
Edit 12 Feb 2026, 19:32: Added information about the International Ski Federation’s statement confirming that Norway received permission to use the wax pot.
Edit 12 Feb 2026, 22:23: Added information that, according to the U.S. team, the liquid brought into the area was a cleaning agent.
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From a few days ago
by ponchi101 It is not only that he crossed the line backwards. How on earth did he recover from the bounce (you cannot call that a fall)?
by skatingfan What's crazy about this is he won this heat because the other skier went out of bounds.
