The 2026 Winter Olympics are investigating the physical integrity of their medals after multiple athletes have reported their gold, silver and bronze medals breaking shortly after being awarded. After multiple videos of athletes showing their now-broken medals hit social media,
Lindsey Vonn says she sustained a "complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to fix properly” after her devastating crash in the Olympic downhill.
Sammy Smith (Boise), Hilary Knight (Sun Valley), Jaelin Kauf and Breezy Johnson (Victor) will all compete early Tuesday morning.
Ice hockey, curling, influencers—the 2026 Winter Olympics promise to be the most talked about Games in recent memory. WIRED has all the news you need coming out of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Multiple athletes have reported issues with their medals following their podium triumphs at the Winter Games this year, and organizers are investigating.
Keep up with all the medals handed out during the 2026 Milano Cortina games.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics are making history for having more LGBTQ + athletes competing than at any Winter Games before ( we’re up to 47 and counting! ), but it’s not just the Olympians who are gay, it’s the Games themselves.