A look ahead to the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, including venue plans, competition zones and how the regional model compares to Milan

The men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first tournament with NHL players since the 2014 Sochi Olympics, will feature all 12 teams playing three preliminary games in their respective groups, then all 12 moving on to a single-elimination playoff that will conclude with the gold medal game Feb. 22.

French hockey player Pierre Crinon has been banned by his own nation's federation from playing in the Winter Olympics, after he was ejected for fighting Tom Wilson

Winter Olympics fans wer outraged at Peacock as they missed the only fight of the tournament and watched from a fan video.

Pierre Crinon has long been considered one of the sport's top global performers, having represented his nation previously at the IIHF World Championships, and played professionally for Brûleurs de Loups of the Ligue Magnus.

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Thanks to ski mountaineering, Emily Harrop has a rank in the French military of chief sergeant. Because of the newest Winter Games sport, she could soon have another title — Olympic champion.

Here's a quick ski mountaineering (aka skimo) primer and the full schedule of the skimo events at the 2026 Winter Games.

Maier edged out Switzerland's Fanny Smith by 14-hundredths of a second to claim gold from the four-woman final. Maier picked up the 22nd overall medal for Germany at the Milan Cortina Games. It was only the sixth gold for the European country and the second that wasn't earned in the sliding sports.

The Winter Olympics are set to bring new triumphs and losses to more familiar ground in the years ahead.