At least a dozen athletes will represent AIN at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's what it has to do with the ROC, Russia and the country's doping scandal.

The Olympic figure skater, who won two gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Games, will not defend his title as he's amid a career change.

Afton native Jessie Diggins has proudly represented her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Now the 34-year-old cross country skiing superstar is preparing for her swan song at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.

Nearly 100 countries are represented at the 2026 Olympics. But Russia and its ally Belarus won't be in the Opening Ceremony. Here's why they're banned. (AP Photo)

Mikaela Shiffrin isn’t just narrowing her focus for the Milan Cortina Olympics after struggling in Beijing four years ago.

The former coach of Kamila Valieva, the Russian skater who tested positive for a banned substance during the Beijing Winter Olympics, is working at the Milan-Cortina Games.

Mariah Carey will headline the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, and she's far from the only icon on the lineup. See who else is performing, as well as how to tune in.

In some ways, the goals Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris set for the Milan Cortina Olympics are the same ones he set in his three previous appearances at the Games. “Landing when it matters, landing how I want to,