Milan/Cortina Italy
This Italian city, one of Europe's major financial hubs, will host the opening ceremony of the of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
Milan
This ice sport awards points for execution, difficulty and skating skills.
Figure Skating
This country alpine discipline includes both speed and technical sections.
Super-G
This European country has hosted the Winter Olympics more than once
Italy
This Latin Olympic motto was expanded in 2021 to include "Together"
Citius, Altius, Fortius
This Dolomite town earned the nickname "Queen of the Dolomites" and hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Cortina d'Ampezzo
In speed skating, this blade innovation dramatically reduced lap times beginning in the late 1990s
Clap skates
This freestyle skiing event blends moguls with aerial jumps
Dual Moguls
These mountains appear in Olympic hosts from France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy
The Alps
This Winter Olympic sport once awarded medals for military patrol training
Biathlon
Cortina lies in this mountain range, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Dolomites
This ice discipline debuted at the Olympics in 1998 in Nagano.
Women's Ice Hockey
This endurance event requires athletes to skate or classic ski over long distances.
Cross country skiing
This Japanese city hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics
Sapporo
This nation topped the medal table at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Norway
This historic Cortina venue is one of the world's few remaining natural-ice sliding tracks.
Eugenio Monti Bobsled track
This sliding sport differs from Luge because the athletes race headfirst.
Skeleton
This snowboard event combines racing and jumps on the same course
Snowboard cross
These Games marked the first time that the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in different years
1994 Lillehammer
This was the first Winter Olympics to feature artificial snow extensively
1980 Lake Placid
The province containing Cortina shares a border with this autonomous Italian region.
Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol
This curling delivery term refers to the rubber foothold at the start.
The hack
This combined event was the last men-only Winter Olympic sport until 2014
Nordic Combined
This country became independent in 1993 and debuted as a winter Olympic team in 1994
Czech Republic
This country is the only one to have appeared at every Winter Olympics.
Great Britain