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Kirsty Coventry shows fresh approach in the face of Olympic crisis while holding firm to the rules

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry (left) and Italian President Sergio Mattarella watching the alpine skiing 
women's Super G competition at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games at Tofane ski centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy on Feb 12, 2026.
International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry (left) and Italian President Sergio Mattarella watching the alpine skiing 
women's Super G competition at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games at Tofane ski centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy on Feb 12, 2026.

Father on the front line, family in the stands: figure skater Kyrylo Marsak lifts Ukraine with emotional skate

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Men Single Skating - Short Program - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 10, 2026. Kyrylo Marsak of Ukraine reacts after his performance during the Short Program REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Men Single Skating - Short Program - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 10, 2026. Kyrylo Marsak of Ukraine reacts after his performance during the Short Program REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Political tensions surface at slick Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro Stadium in Milan.
Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro Stadium in Milan.

LA officials call for 2028 Olympics chief Casey Wasserman to resign over Epstein file e-mails

Casey Wasserman, chairman of the Los Angeles Organising Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Milan on Feb 3, 2026.
Casey Wasserman, chairman of the Los Angeles Organising Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Milan on Feb 3, 2026.

Greenpeace takes aim at Eni's role as Milano Cortina sponsor

The logo of Italian multinational energy company Eni is displayed at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
The logo of Italian multinational energy company Eni is displayed at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

Countries have long tested their own athletes for doping – that could soon change

A person works in the laboratories of the Italian Sports Medicine Federation (FMSI) headquarters and antidoping laboratory, in Rome on January 2026. The facility, one of 30 worldwide accredited by the WADA (World Antidoping Agency), is located on the outskirts of the capital, making Italy a point of reference not only for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, but also for the international sports system.
A person works in the laboratories of the Italian Sports Medicine Federation (FMSI) headquarters and antidoping laboratory, in Rome on January 2026. The facility, one of 30 worldwide accredited by the WADA (World Antidoping Agency), is located on the outskirts of the capital, making Italy a point of reference not only for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, but also for the international sports system.

Winter Olympics to showcase Italian venues and global tensions

Workers resurface the ice at the speed skating stadium, a temporary venue, ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan.
Workers resurface the ice at the speed skating stadium, a temporary venue, ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan.

Dispersed Winter Olympics sites ‘have added complexity’: IOC president Kirsty Coventry

International Olympic Committee president (IOC) Kirsty Coventry said one effect of the geographical spread of the Winter Olympic sites was that Olympic host broadcasting teams had been scattered and could not help in other venues that were too far away.
International Olympic Committee president (IOC) Kirsty Coventry said one effect of the geographical spread of the Winter Olympic sites was that Olympic host broadcasting teams had been scattered and could not help in other venues that were too far away.

Flame reaches Italian city of Bologna a month before the 2026 Winter Olympics begin

FILE PHOTO: 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Torch Relay - Naples, Italy - December 23, 2025 Former Italian football player Fabio Cannavaro with the torch relay REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Torch Relay - Naples, Italy - December 23, 2025 Former Italian football player Fabio Cannavaro with the torch relay REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo

Russians won’t represent their country at Winter Olympics even if Ukraine war ends, IOC chief says

Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Flame Lighting Ceremony - Ancient Olympia, Greece - November 26, 2025 International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry after the ceremony REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Flame Lighting Ceremony - Ancient Olympia, Greece - November 26, 2025 International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry after the ceremony REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.