The 2026 Winter Olympics is drawing to a close, with the closing ceremony scheduled in Verona on Sunday. Reflecting on the Games over the past weeks, FRANCE 24 spoke with James Reade, Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Reading, to explore the event’s impact on the regio…
MILAN — With 116 medal events over 16 days spread across northern Italy, the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics delivered many unforgettable moments. Here are 10 of the biggest, from heartbreak to triumph.
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych did not compete in skeleton after the International Olympic Committee ruled he could not wear his helmet honoring more than 20 athletes and coaches killed in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Sturla Holm Laegreid of Norway finished third and was comforted by teammate Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold after the men's 20-kilometer individual biathlon race.
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, center, winner the men's giant slalom, jumps in celebration on the podium flanked by silver medalist Marco Odermatt, left, and bronze medalist Loic Meillard, both of Switzerland, on Feb. 14.
Sturla Holm Laegreid of Norway finished third and was comforted by teammate Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold after the men's 20-kilometer individual biathlon race.
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych did not compete in skeleton after the International Olympic Committee ruled he could not wear his helmet honoring more than 20 athletes and coaches killed in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, center, winner the men's giant slalom, jumps in celebration on the podium flanked by silver medalist Marco Odermatt, left, and bronze medalist Loic Meillard, both of Switzerland, on Feb. 14.
