7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (372+ words) The anticipated increase in visitor numbers to the protected Alpine regions is the first major impact expected from the Games. Critics have condemned what they call the 'gentrification of the mountains.' Separated from the rest of Italy by high mountain…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (471+ words) French figure skaters Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry pulled off an incredible exploit on Wednesday, February 11, winning Olympic gold in ice dancing after skating together for just a year. Cizeron, 31, and 33-year-old Fournier Beaudry took the title ahead of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (168+ words) US star Ilia Malinin saw off a resurgent Japan with a pulsating routine to keep the Olympic team figure skating gold in American hands on Sunday, February 8. "Quad God" Malinin led the men's free skating final in Milan with Japan…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (354+ words) 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Italy seeks a comeback to France and Paris 2024Le Monde.fr The curtain will rise at 8 pm on Friday, February 6, at Milan's San Siro stadium. The world will witness the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, which…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (364+ words) France's 2022 Olympic ice dance champion Gabriella Papadakis has spoken out about the world of figure skating, telling Agence France-Presse (AFP) that she found herself in "a dangerous situation for my physical and mental health." Cizeron, who is competing in next…...