Team USA wasn’t expected to get many medals Thursday. But the events it was in contention for were important ones. The U.S. came into Thursday still third in overall medals, still trailing Norway and Italy.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are underway from Italy, and medals are already being collected. Action began on Wednesday, Feb. 4 with the first medal being handed out on Saturday. Medals will be handed out daily from now until the end of the event on Feb.

Wednesday marked the 13 th consecutive day that NBCU’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympic audience has topped 20 million viewers, according to official Nielsen Big Data + Panel viewership and preliminary data from Nielsen, and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

After meeting Michael Phelps, Brent Folan was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: sponsorship to travel the world.

Fur coats are plentiful on the streets of Cortina, especially during these Winter Games. When asked to explain why furs remain so common here, while much of the world has moved to synthetic alternatives whether for environmental,

Cortina, a quintessential ski town, is co-hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics with Milan, showcasing its unique blend of mountain charm and Italian fashion.

Jocelyn Murray, a skier who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics, died Feb. 11. The death of Murray, who competed under the name Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore, was not reported in the British media until Wednesday.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Fur coats are plentiful on the streets of Cortina d’Ampezzo, especially during these Winter Games. When asked to explain why furs remain so common here, even as much of the world has moved to synthetic alternatives,