It's a day marked by a comeback and controversy at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Federica Brignone won a gold medal in the women's super-G to complete one of skiing's all-time great recoveries after badly breaking her leg a year ago.

Unlike in the Summer Olympics where Americans often dominate the podium, Team USA has lagged behind a bit in recent Winter Games. In 2022, Team USA finished fifth in the medal count with 25 total medals -- although their nine gold medals was good for third.

Although it may sound hard to believe, Puerto Rico, the island with a tropical climate, is participating in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, thanks to a Texan. Kellie Delka is the only athlete representing Puerto Rico at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in the sport of skeleton (where an athlete rides a sled upside down at high speeds on an ice track).

Calorie intake and extreme eating habits aside, there are some key practices in Olympic athletes’ training and nutrition that the average person can emulate.

Broken Olympic medals at the 2026 Winter Games spark concern after multiple athletes like Alysa Liu and Breezy Johnson reveal defects.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.

A Ukrainian athlete has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics over his insistence on wearing a helmet honoring people killed in his country's war with Russia

Sophia Kirkby, 24, is looking to be struck by Cupid's arrow as she turns her social media feed into a dating show at the Milan Cortina Games.

France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron claimed gold with a score of 225.82, while Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier took bronze with a score of 217.74. Wednesday was a busy day for U.S athletes at the Milan Cortina Olympics as Team USA doubled its gold-medal tally.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are Italy’s fourth as Olympic host and come 70 years after the region first welcomed the world’s best winter athletes. It is Italy’s third Winter Olympics, second only to the United States (four),