The gold medal count from the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is final, so it's time to start looking forward to the 2030 Winter Games.

Follow the latest live news on all things Olympics 2026 closing ceremonies as the Winter Games winds down after a memorable run in Milano Cortina.

The Winter Olympics hold a special place in the hearts of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco. Not only did the Prince compete for his country five times in the boblseigh event, but the couple chose the 2006 Winter Games in Turin to go public with their blossoming romance.

The Games always offer discomfort. And moments of joy—in its purest form—as well as pain and surprise. While Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic comeback ended with a frightening crash in Cortina d’Ampezzo, overall, Team USA broke its winter gold medal record, set on home soil at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.

Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Thailand’s member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and president of the Badminton World Federation, played an active role at the 145th IOC Session in Milan,

The twin Olympic cauldrons in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo have been extinguished, signaling the end of the most spread-out Winter Games.

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene have made a romantic return to the Olympic Winter Games, 20 years after using the event to make their relationship public. This time the Monegasque couple brought along their two children,