The Winter Games have always been a test of geography as much as athleticism. You can't win if you can't train on the ice and snow. But for the nations that live in the cold, the Olympics are a dynasty.

Reigning world champion Loic Meillard won gold for Switzerland in the men's slalom on Monday, putting on a blistering performance to take the alpine skiing title at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria and Canada’s Eliot Grondin repeated as gold and silver medalists in men’s snowboardcross at the Winter Olympics on Thursday after another close finish between the two rivals.

Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

History repeated itself on Thursday when Austria's Alessandro Hämmerle beat Eliot Grondin of Canada again for Olympic snowboard cross gold to become the third back-to-back winner in the event. In the dramatic end of the big final on Livigno course,

History was made on Sunday at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo. In an amazing men’s parallel giant slalom snowboarding competition, Benjamin Karl of Saint Polten, Austria made Olympic history by becoming the oldest Winter Olympian of

Annika Belshaw's DQ came shortly after Austria's Daniel Tschofenig was disqualified for boots that were too big

LIVIGNO, ITALY - FEBRUARY 08: Gold medalist Benjamin Karl of Team Austria celebrates after winning the Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Big Final on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 08, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)