At the 2026 Olympic Ice Dance Rhythm Dance, French duo Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron took a surprise lead, narrowly edging out three-time world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates.

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.

Sweden looks to lock up first place in Group B when they face France on Sunday, as women’s ice hockey action continues at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) — The skiing resort of Val d’Isère in the French Alps took a big step Monday toward hosting events at the 2030 Winter Olympics which France will organize. Through a vote of its municipal council,

The three-time world champions and two-time Olympic gold medalists in the team event placed second with a score of 89.72. The American duo is only behind by a small margin, though, as the French pair of Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron scored 90.18 on their rhythm dance routine.

Here's what happening Monday at the Milan and Cortina Winter Olympics. Eileen Gu, Erin Jackson, and more will compete.

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.

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.

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.

Italy has only ever competed at the Olympics once, that coming the last time Italy hosted the Winter Games in 2006. The team finished last in the eight-team tournament. They have a chance to turn some heads in the lesser Group B, though a quarterfinal berth will be tough.