With 116 medal events over 16 days spread across northern Italy, the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics delivered many unforgettable moments. Here are 10 of the biggest, from heartbreak to triumph. U.S.

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Decades before Ilia Malinin turned heads with the daring move, French ice skater Surya Bonaly executed a one-legged backflip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. At the time, the backflip was ...

This year’s Winter Games had no shortage of game changers. As the top athletes from across the world gathered in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina for the 2026 Olympics, many longstanding ...

Allyson Felix plans to return to competition in 2027, ending a five-year retirement.