MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics — although one trailblazing woman pulled it off when the move was still forbidden.

Here's a look back at the history of the Winter Olympics, including when the first games were held and where they've been hosted.

Skier Tallulah Proulx, 17, was raised in the U.S., but she's making Olympic history as the Philippines' first female, and youngest athlete in any Winter Games.

Who says you can't win Olympic gold at 40? Austrian Benjamin Karl's victory in the men's Alpine snowboarding parallel giant slalom (PGS) made him the oldest individual champion in the history of the Winter Games.

The United States has never been known for its curling prowess in its history at the Winter Olympics. Coming into the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, Team USA had won just two medals ever, both of which were won in the men's team competitions. The first was a bronze in the 2006 Turin Games and the second was a gold in Pyeongchang in 2018.

While the U.S. is on top of the overall Olympic medal count, it is not the country that dominates winter sports like the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy.