Italy's president takes the tram in video tribute to Milan transport
MILAN, Feb 6 : At the London 2012 Olympics, Queen Elizabeth appeared to parachute into the stadium for the opening ceremony.
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Ice hockey-Italy's 'family' team hungry for more after breakthrough win, says coach
MILAN, Feb 6 : The Italian women's ice hockey team earned a famous win at the Winter Olympics thanks to their family spirit, coach Eric Bouchard said on Friday, adding that his players are not resting on their laurels and are eager for more success.
Ski Jumping-Norway team react with scepticism to bizarre penis-enhancement claims
PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb 6 : Norwegian ski jumpers greeted with scepticism suggestions that anti-doping officials must now police their anatomy as well as their equipment, after regulators said they would stay alert to rumours of athletes artificially enlarging their genitals to exploit suit rules at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Alpine skiing-Johnson still wary after painful memories of Cortina
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 : World champion Breezy Johnson was relieved to complete the first training session for the women's Olympic downhill on Friday but the American was still not about to let down her guard.
Italy's Tomba and Compagnoni share honour of lighting Milan cauldron
MILAN, Feb 6 : Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni, two of Italy's greatest Alpine skiers, shared the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron in Milan on Friday.
Milan Cortina Winter Olympics open with multisite ceremony - ESPN
MILAN — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in «Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu,» aka «Volare» — an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan Cortina Olympics officially started Friday.
2026 Winter Olympics poll: Figure skating, snowboarding draw most fan interest - ESPN
Editor's note: These results are derived from a Seton Hall Sports Poll conducted Jan. 27-30 among 1,596 U.S. adults. The Poll, which is sponsored by The Sharkey Institute within Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business, features a nationally representative sample from YouGov PLC., weighted on U.S. Census Bureau figures for age, gender, ethnicity, education, income and geography with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0%.
Vice President Vance, second lady attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Three-time Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn discusses her plan to compete in the Winter Olympics despite rupturing her ACL. Sports medicine expert Dr. Rick Lehman assesses her chances and the risks involved, noting her mental toughness.