Ski jumping is one of the most thrilling sports in the Winter Olympics. The competition at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games will take place in Predazzo.

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.

Norway has the most gold medals in the Winter Olympics, ending the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with 148 all-time gold medals. It also has the most medals in general, with 405 total.

There’s a total of 116 medal events among 16 different sports, including alpine skiing, curling and snowboarding. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee named 232 athletes to represent America at this year’s Games, which is the largest Winter Olympic Team USA roster in history, as well as the largest team delegation at the 2026 Games.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Team USA Olympic athletes in Milan, wishing them luck before the winter games.

Italy has foiled "Russian origin" cyber-attacks targeting the Winter Olympics, says Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

The 2026 Winter Olympics will take place on Feb. 6 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and it will be the first time the Games will be jointly hosted.

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MILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.S. athletes in Milan are bracing for what could be a chilly Winter Games reception as political unrest at home over federal immigration enforcement spills into host country and fuels protests against the policies of the Trump administration.