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Here is the full Olympic skeleton schedule for the 2026 Winter Games.

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych will not be able to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games due to a disqualification imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Win-or-go-home hockey begins today as the USA women’s team faces host nation Italy in the quarterfinals. “Quad God” Ilia Malinin takes the ice again, hoping to cement his status as the best male figure skater and win gold. All times are in Eastern, and an asterisk signifies a medal event.

Thursday’s competitions are underway at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Curling Snowboarding Skeleton Bobsleigh Freestyle Skiing Alpine Skiing Cross Country Skiing Biathlon

Britain's Matt Weston leads the Olympic skeleton after two heats after a major disqualification stunned the track.

Competitions at the Winter Olympics are defined by extremes: extreme air, extreme speed and extreme temperatures. On sliding tracks, athletes in luge, bobsleigh and skeleton break highway speed limits.

The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,

BRITISH skeleton racer Matt Weston looks set to bring home Great Britain’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics. And it’s also going well for the 28-year-old away from the ice