Annika Malacinski's emotional fight for women's inclusion in Nordic combined
Annika Malacinski remembers the moment the door to the Milano Cortina 2026 was slammed shut.
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Cross country-Led by veterans and rising stars, US poised for podiums at Milano Cortina
TESERO, Feb 5 : The U.S. cross-country skiing team may be poised for its strongest Olympic performance at the 2026 Winter Games, with veteran Jessie Diggins leading the women's team and Gus Schumacher pushing the men's efforts against stiff competition from Norway and Italy.
Cross country-Swedish skiers play it safe with early Olympic hotel lockdown
TESERO, Italy, Feb 4 : Sweden's national cross-country ski team is taking no chances ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympics, isolating athletes who arrived from different locations and placing their hotel under isolation in the coming days as they prepare for the Games.
Alpine skiing-Poland's Gasienica-Daniel follows family footsteps in Cortina
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 4 : Polish Alpine skier Maryna Gasienica-Daniel will be hearing echoes from the past in Cortina d'Ampezzo as the fourth member of her family to compete at a Winter Olympics in the Italian resort, albeit after a 70-year interval.
Franco Nones, the Italian who broke Nordic cross-country dominance, to carry flag
MILAN, Feb 4 : When Franco Nones won the 30 km cross-country gold at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics, he did more than claim Italy's first Olympic title in the sport - he cracked open a discipline long ruled by Scandinavians and the Soviet Union.
Arendz, Wilkie lead Canada's powerhouse Para nordic ski team into Paralympic Games
Decorated skiers Mark Arendz and Natalie Wilkie lead Canada's Para nordic ski team into the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games.
Cross-country skiing-CAS declines to hear Bolshunov appeal over Olympic exclusion
Jan 29 : The Court of Arbitration for Sport has said it does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from Russian cross-country skier Aleksandr Bolshunov over the decision to exclude him from the upcoming Winter Olympics.
Nordic combined faces Olympic crossroads as women remain excluded
Jan 29 : Nordic combined has reached a critical juncture ahead of the Milano Cortina Games, with U.S. athlete Annika Malacinski among those leading a push to draw attention to the sport’s uncertain future as women remain excluded from the Olympic programme.