The Best Photos from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan
- - The Best Photos from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan
Brendan LeFebruary 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Ilia Malinin
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The 2026 Winter Olympics have brought plenty of excitement and almost as much drama — and we've got the photos to prove it.
Held in Milan and Cortina in Italy, the international sporting spectacle sees the world's best athletes congregate for a little over two weeks to vie for a coveted medal. This edition of the games has made headlines and stirred debates online for a plethora of reasons, from a shocking affair confession to the controversial ice dancing results. It has also produced breathtaking pictures, as the athletes attempt death-defying feats in the air and on the ice.
Ahead, see the most eye-catching photos from the 2026 Winter Olympics, which run until Feb. 22.
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Sweep Dogg
Snoop Dogg
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Honorary Team USA coach Snoop Dogg throws a curling stone on the ice after the United States' match against Canada during the mixed doubles round robin.
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Luge Moment
Ondřej Hyman
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Team Czechia's Ondřej Hyman zooms down the ice track.
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Hang Time
Hiroto Ogiwara
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Japanese snowboarder Hiroto Ogiwara soars through the air as he tries to qualify for men's snowboard big air.
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It's All Downhill
Ilka Štuhec
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Alpine skier Ilka Štuhec of Team Slovenia trains for the women's downhill.
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Flip It and Reverse It
Ilia Malinin
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Ilia Malinin lands the first legal backflip in Olympics history since 1976, and the first since Surya Bonaly performed it at the 1988 games in Nagano, Japan.
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Golden Girls
Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn
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Figure skaters Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn show off their gold medals after the U.S. claims the top podium spot in the team event.
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Perfect Parallels
Hannah Lim and Ye Quan
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Hannah Lim and her ice dancing partner Ye Quan are in sync during their qualification routine.
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Take to the Skis
Eileen Gu
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X marks the spot for Eileen Gu, on her way to her second silver medal in women's slopestyle.
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With Haste
Selma Poutsma
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Team Netherlands' Selma Poutsma leads the pack in a heat for short track speed skating women's 500m.
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Emotional Confession
Sturla Holm Lægreid
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After winning bronze, biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid admitted in an interview he was struggling to enjoy his medal without his former girlfriend, whom he revealed he cheated on three months into their six-month relationship.
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A Little Flair
Madison Chock and Evan Bates
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Ice dancing power couple Madison Chock and Evan Bates glided around the rink to a silver medal finish.
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Touching Tribute
Maxim Naumov
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In an emotional moment after his short program, Maxim Naumov held up a picture of his late parents, who tragically died in the American Airlines Flight 5432 crash last year.
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Skeleton Stare
Vladyslav Heraskevych
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Ukranian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych looked right down the barrel during a men's skeleton training session.
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Round and Round
Chloe Kim
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Star snowboarder Chloe Kim flies through the air to win silver in women's halfpipe.
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She Said Yes
Breezy Johnson and Connor Watkins
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American alpine skier Breezy Johnson embraces her partner Connor Watkins after he proposes to her at the finish line of her last 2026 Olympic race.
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Big Cheese
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Team France, Team Italy and Team Germany squeeze in for a selfie with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition from the Biathlon podium.
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Jump for Joy
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Short Track Speed Skating Women's 500m gold medalist Xandra Velzeboer of Team Netherlands catches some air as silver medalist Arianna Fontana of team Italy and bronze medalist Courtney Sarault of team Canada cheer her on.
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Tracks of Her Tears
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The Netherlands' Jutta Leerdam weeps upon learning she set an Olympic record while winning gold in the 1000m speedskating event.
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Mountain Man
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Fabien Claude of Team France makes progress up the mountain in front of a sea of fans during biathlon.
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Medal Moment
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Gold medalist Josie Baff of team Australia, silver medalist Eva Adamczykova of team Czechia and bronze medalist Michela Moioli of Team Italy make silly faces for a Samsung selfie.
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