Canada and Britain both extended their unbeaten runs on Thursday, one day ahead of the official opening of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant beat Beijing 2022 silver medalists Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten of Norway 6-3 in the

Defending champion Su Yiming of China recovered from an early setback to progress to the snowboard men's big air final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics here on Thursday.Su only notched 22.00 points on his opening jump, but came back strongly in the later runs. He landed a backside 1800

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Players of Sweden celebrate a goal during the ice hockey women's preliminary round group B match between Sweden and Germany of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Feb. 5, 2026.

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The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are set to draw the world's gaze once again to the thriving winter sports scene, this time with an Italian twist.

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by sportswriters Li Chunyu, Yue Ranran and Liu BoAt the ongoing Asian Cup in Hainan's capital city Haikou, native paddler Lin Shidong probably received the loudest cheers from home fans throughout his career.

Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, significant progress has been achieved in China's winter sports. Xi has emphasized the importance of developing winter sports as well as the ice and snow industry on multiple occasions. With the 2026 Winter Olympics opening on Friday and memories of Beijing 2022 still vivid, let's look back on his enduring passion and support for winter sports.

Every edition of the Olympics begins with a grand curtain-raiser and the creative director for the opening ceremony at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games is Marco Balich, who holds the record with 16 Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies among his credits.

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry showed great interest as she interacted with a Chinese-developed intelligent robot at an exhibition showcasing partner countries' innovative technologies ahead of the upcoming Games at the Olympic Village in Milan on February 2.

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