2026 Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina Olympics: Israel's delegation, ICE, and event's security measures spark debate

About 6,000 Italian security units are stationed to secure the event.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
General view of the Olympic rings covered in snow ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, January 26, 2026.
Avalanche control is seen before women's downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, February 6, 2026

Italy's Alpine rescuers urge caution after avalanches kill 11 in seven days

With fresh snow accumulating on older and unstable layers, even the movement of a single skier can trigger an avalanche, the rescue service warned.

|ByREUTERS
A person uses a camera while standing behind a fence next to a police vehicle, with fireworks exploding as demonstrators use them against police officers while trying to block a road leading to the Santa Giulia Arena, on the day of a protest against the environmental, economic and social impact.

Italian police fire tear gas, water cannons at protesters outside of Milan Winter Olympics

Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people joined protests for the Olympics' social, economic, and environmental impacts at several different Olympic venues.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
An image of Lindsey Vonn of United States crashing on the big screen during the women's downhill, in the 2026 Winter Olympics, at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, Belluno, Italy, February 8, 2026

US athlete Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill skiing

Vonn, 41, whose battle to reach the starting line despite her knee injury dominated the opening days of the Milan Cortina Olympics, saw her unlikely bid end in agony.

|ByREUTERS