The Acinque Ice Arena in Varese has received new technological upgrades to its lighting and audio systems, as part of improvements made to facilities in the area for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. 

Turin 2025 organisers believe the International University Sports Federation Winter World University Games can be a "perfect test event" for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

The controversial project for the new Cortina Sliding Centre expected to be used at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics has been presented to local authorities.

Another week brought more disruption to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation's (FIS) World Cup circuits with more weather-related cancellations.

American figure skater Nathan Chen said that all he can do is wait for his Olympic team medal as the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) blasted Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) "self-serving" ruling on Kamila Valieva's doping case and called for a "public hearing outside of Russia".

Officials in Veneto, which will co-host the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, have prepared a study on accessibility and inclusiveness with the forthcoming event in mind.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games infrastructure company has released a video, showing what the new Cortina Sliding Centre could look like once it is built.

In another blow to Sapporo's dreams of hosting the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, residents in the region have voiced their opposition in a fresh poll, as two-thirds of them are against the Hokkaido capital's bid.

The flame is set to burn for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games in Lake Placid next week, half a century after the Winter Olympics were first held there.

Zhangjiakou, which held several skiing events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games last year, has opened up most of its slopes to the public as part of the winter season, stating there has been a boom since they were made available in December.

The city of Milan has formally approved the building permit which will enable work on the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Village to begin this month at the disused Porta Romana railway yard in Milan.

Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee President Giovanni Malagò has stressed the need for "continuity" to aid preparations for the Games, following political turmoil in Italy.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has delivered his New Year message, and described 2022 as "successful as it was turbulent".

Cross-country skier Alexander Bolshunov and figure skater Anna Shcherbakova have been named the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) best athletes at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at a ceremony in Moscow.

Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has become the first winter sport athlete to win the Lonsdale Cup, the New Zealand Olympic Committee's (NZOC) top accolade for annual sporting achievements.