Officials asked teams to open their millennial playlists and skate their first program to music from the ’90s.

Sit down with pop culture critic Linda Holmes as she watches the 2026 Winter Games. She is exhausted by cross-country, says "ow ow ow" during moguls, and makes the case, once and for all, for curling.

Paris 2024's controversial Olympic ceremony sparked culture wars with its modern reinterpretation, while Milan-Cortina embraced tradition and unity, expert say.

Every Olympics brings iconic moments that stay in everyone’s mind, from the remarkable comebacks to stunning upsets. As the 2026 Winter Olympics come to a close, The Daily Texan compiled a list of unforgettable events that captivated audiences,

The U.S. is not alone in grappling with diversity in winter sports. In Europe, immigration from Africa and the Middle East has rapidly changed the demographics of countries like Germany, France, Norway and Sweden since the turn of the century.

Olympics opening ceremonies tend to get more love than their closing counterparts. But a pair of NPR reporters who watched both in Italy left with a newfound appreciation for the latter.

NPR's team in Milan — Becky Sullivan, Pien Huang, Brian Mann and Rachel Treisman — and pop culture correspondent Linda Holmes look back on the breakout stars, biggest upsets and weirdest moments of the Games. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with " Up First Winter Games ," hosted by A Martínez.

The winter Olympic games are often seen as more of an appendix to their larger summertime counterparts than a tentpole in themselves. But in 2026, the parallels between Milan - which co-hosts the 25th winter Olympics with Cortina d'Ampezzo,

From the classical music figure skaters choreographed into their dances to the Chinese New Year celebration intertwined with the Olympic vibe, Chinese culture stole the show at Milano-Cortina 2026, intriguing Olympians,

A cheating row over "double-touching" has rattled curling at the Winter Olympics, testing the sport's culture of trust and self-officiating. View on euronews