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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%.

Livigno's sky-high Big Air jump wows riders despite scaffolding surprise

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 6 : The Olympic Big Air jump has become an unlikely protagonist in Livigno’s narrow valley, an imposing scaffolded structure rising above the town’s rooftops and drawing both praise and surprise from snowboarders and freeskiers.

World skiing body FIS aims to quash penis-enlargement sideshow

World skiing's governing body has moved swiftly to quash talk of ski jumpers injecting their penises with paraffin or hyaluronic acid to gain a competitive edge, but scientists and ski jumpers at the Winter Olympics say if true, it would make perfect sense.

2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Date, time, channel - ESPN

About 2,900 of the world's best athletes on snow and ice will be on hand in Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Games will be the first hosted by two cities, as Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, will be the shared site of another chapter of awe-inspiring feats on the Olympic stage.

'Very exciting': Canadian athletes happy see NHL players back at Winter Olympics

Ivanie Blondin remembers the moment Sidney Crosby walked through the door.

Olympic-Alpine Skiing-Inner calm, lucky charms, family support: Italy team prepare to impress on home slopes

BORMIO, Italy, Feb 5 - Italy’s top male Alpine skiers are heading into their Olympic opening race on Saturday with a mix of calm, family support and a few personal lucky charms as they prepare to shine on home snow.

Alpine Skiing-Italy's Brignone unsure if she will race on Sunday in Cortina

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 : Italian skier Federica Brignone said on Friday she is still not sure she will take part in Sunday's downhill race at the Milano Cortina Olympics.

Skeleton-Where fear meets exhilaration at 85mph

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 : Skeleton may slightly trail luge and bobsleigh in the sliding sport speed rankings but with its athletes' heads skimming only centimetres from a tunnel of ice, it creates a mix of fear and exhilaration that becomes an instant drug for many.

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2026 Winter Olympics poll: Figure skating, snowboarding draw most fan interest - ESPN

Livigno's sky-high Big Air jump wows riders despite scaffolding surprise

World skiing body FIS aims to quash penis-enlargement sideshow

2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Date, time, channel - ESPN

'Very exciting': Canadian athletes happy see NHL players back at Winter Olympics

Olympic-Alpine Skiing-Inner calm, lucky charms, family support: Italy team prepare to impress on home slopes

Alpine Skiing-Italy's Brignone unsure if she will race on Sunday in Cortina

Skeleton-Where fear meets exhilaration at 85mph