Swedish skier Elis Lundholm has made history as the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics. Lundholm, 23, a transgender man, was announced last month as a member of the women’s freestyle skiing division under current International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines.

How and where to watch U.S. Olympic figure skating star Ilia Malinin. Can he be the first person to land a quad Axel in the Olympics? We explain the mechanics of skating's most difficult move.

The American figure skater's unapologetic queerness feels more important than ever.

Kirsty Coventry, the first female IOC President, declared the Winter Olympics open Friday. This year's Games are historic in more than one way. Here's why. (AP)

Friday marked the official start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will be the most spread-out Games in history. (AP Photo)

The Olympic anthem, first performed at the 1896 Athens Games, was featured at the 2026 Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony. Here’s the history behind the song. (AP photo)

The start of the Winter Olympics is marked by the lighting of the Olympic cauldron by the torch that traveled from where it was lit in Olympia, Greece and then through Italy leading up to the games.

The Stelvio ski slope is where the world’s best men’s downhill skiers will vie for gold. They’ll also be trying just to make it off the mountain in one piece.