2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
How Massachusetts snowboarder Jackie Hamwey prepped for her Paralympic debut
Jackie Hamwey spoke from Milan with WBUR All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins about preparing for the Paralympic Games and what her goals are for the competition.
How Mass. native Sean O'Neill became a Paralympic curler
After a 2007 car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, Sean O’Neill tried out a series of para sports, ultimately falling in love with wheelchair curling. He spoke...
Watching my daughter chase her Olympic dreams at high speed
"Beyond strength and nerve and quick strategic thinking, skaters must stay balanced — pushing their limits but maintaining control," writes Jean Letai. "Parents too must stay balanced — rooting for...
Boston Fleet's Olympians get hero's welcome from fans
Four Boston-based Olympians received a hero's welcome Monday, as hundreds of fans crowded the top floor of the Prudential Center to see the ice hockey medalists.
Mass. athletes to watch in the 2026 Paralympics
There are a plethora of Paralympic events over 12 days across six sports, and a few athletes with Massachusetts roots to cheer for as you watch. Here's who to know.
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PWHL’s influence apparent at Olympics with OT medal games and the gap closing behind U.S. and Canada
“Every year, it’s getting more exciting. We’re getting more physical, more athletic, faster, faster game,” said Swiss player Alina Muller, a college star at Northeastern now in her third season...
A year after tragedy, the Skating Club of Boston has something to cheer for at the Winter Olympics
Six members of the Skating Club of Boston died in a January 2025 plane crash. One year later, families and friends gathered to watch as fellow club skaters took to...
Germans sweep 2-man Olympic bobsled medals, Maine's Frank Del Duca places 4th
For the U.S., Maine native Frank Del Duca and Josh Williamson came in fourth in 3:41.96 — matching the second-best effort by an American two-man sled in 70 years. "It...
Whether in the kitchen or on the ice, Maine's Olympic bobsledder Frank Del Duca is cooking
Mainer Frank Del Duca brings his Italian pride and hard-earned grit to Team USA’s top bobsled. His start in the sport almost ended over a $40 combine fee he could...
Ski racer Ryan Cochran-Siegle's 2nd Olympic silver traces to his Vermont roots
Ryan Cochran-Siegle’s latest Olympic medal was inspired by his mother and powered by maple syrup. It all traces back to his roots in Vermont. The 33-year-old American ski racer captured...
U.S. skater Maxim Naumov makes an emotional Olympic debut one year after losing parents in plane crash
Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night. Former pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among the 67 people...
U.S. pair, including Mass. native Dropkin, gets silver in mixed doubles curling
Dropkin and Thiesse became the first U.S. team to medal in Olympic mixed doubles, and Thiesse is the first American woman to medal in Olympic curling.
View the schedule for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games
From curling to ski jumping, here's when all of the Olympic events are happening.
See where Team USA athletes call home
More than 200 athletes are competing for Team USA in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games across 15 different sports.
What country has the most medals so far in the 2026 Winter Games
View the medal count for all countries competing in the Olympic Games.
Milan Cortina are the most spread-out Olympics ever. See where the venues are
Organizers spread out the Games to use existing infrastructure as much as possible, but this means no central hub and strategic choices for spectators.
Massachusetts could win its first 2026 Olympic medal Tuesday. Here's how to watch
Southborough native Korey Dropkin and teammate Cory Thiesse will compete in the mixed doubles curling gold medal match Tuesday afternoon against Sweden. Win or lose, it will be Team USA's...
'Do you believe in miracles?' It's that time
The 'quad god,' cross-country superstar Jesse Diggins and skimo -- there's plenty to pay attention to at the Winter Olympics, writes Cloe Axelson.
Women's luge athlete from Mass. set to make history at Winter Olympics
Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford is competing in her first Olympics, while her sport, women's doubles luge, is also making its Olympics debut.
13 athletes from Mass. to watch in the Winter Olympics
Bay Staters are about to take to the wintery world stage. Across ice and through snow, here are athletes from Massachusetts to cheer on in the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.