If ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi is feeling pressure about defending his gold medal at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics next month, he isn’t showing it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/20/kobayashi-milano-cortina-medals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #ryoyukobayashi #2026milanocortinaolympics
Kaori Sakamoto says she is relaxed as she skates toward her final Winter Games, but there will be no coasting for the three-time world champion under the watchful eyes of her long-time coach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/18/kaori-sakamoto-olympic-motivation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #kaorisakamoto #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan
Gufex, a family company in the Czech Republic with eight staff members and run by three women, has been producing pucks for the Olympics since the Nagano Games in 1998. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/16/olympic-pucks-family-business/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #milanocortina2026 #gufex #czechrepublic
Swedish biathlete Sebastian Samuelsson is hoping that his grueling training regimen will pay off when the going gets tough in the Italian Alps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/16/sebastian-samuelsson-training-winter-games/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #sebastiansamuelsson #milanocortina2026
Japan will not be able to compete in the men’s two-man bobsleigh event at next month’s Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics due to a misunderstanding of qualification requirements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/14/japan-bobsleigh-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #wintersports #2026milanocortinaolympics #internationalbobsleighskeletonfederation
U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim, winner of back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe, said on Tuesday that she would be able to compete in next month's Milano-Cortina Games despite a shoulder injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/14/chloe-kim-olympics-update/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #chloekim #2026milanocortinaolympics
Canadian officials have issued a staunch defense of their decision to withdraw four athletes from a skeleton race on Sunday, which ended American Katie Uhlaender's hope of making a sixth Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/13/canada-defends-skeleton-withdrawals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #katieuhlaender #2026milanocortinaolympics
Stars from the NHL will play in the Winter Olympics, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation said on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/12/iihf-chief-nhl-players-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #milanocortina2026 #nhl #icehockey #internationalicehockeyfederation #internationalolympiccommittee
One day after capturing a fourth straight U.S. title in St. Louis in dominant fashion, skating's "Quad God" is officially headed to his first Olympics, where he will headline a powerful U.S. team. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/12/malinin-leads-us-olympic-team/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #iliamalinin #2026milanocortinaolympics #maximnaumov #vadimnaumov #evgeniashishkova #amberglenn #alysaliu #isabeaulevito #madisonchock #evanbates
Winter Olympics organizers insisted on Friday that the Milano-Cortina Games' main ice hockey rink will be ready for competition next month despite a key test event being briefly delayed by a small hole in the ice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/10/milan-rink-ready/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #milan #italy #nhl #ioc
U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim, who is aiming to become the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe next month, said on Thursday she had dislocated a shoulder during training in Switzerland. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/09/chloe-kim-shoulder-injury/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #chloekim #2026milanocortinaolympics
Japan’s top figure skaters have plenty of potential to win medals at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, but will have to contend with a resurgent United States as well as Russian athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/08/figure-skating-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #kaorisakamoto #yumakagiyama #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #aminakai #monechiba #shunsato #adeliiapetrosian #petrgumennik #alysaliu #iliamalinin
Preparations for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics are back on schedule, with snow making and infrastructure work progressing well across all venues, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation president said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/07/milano-cortina-preparations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #milanocortinaolympics #internationalskiandsnowboardfederation
World Curling President Beau Welling wants to sweep away the sport's Olympics-only tag and slide into a new era where fans are engaging with it throughout the year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/05/curling-olympics-spotlight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #worldcurling #beauwelling
The return of ice hockey's biggest stars to the Winter Games could spark a renaissance for the sport on the global stage, as gold-medal favorites United States and Canada handpicked top NHL talent for the Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/03/top-nhl-talent-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #us #canada #milanocortinaolympics #nhl
Figure skater Ilia Malinin says he hopes to compete at three Olympic Games, starting with Italy in February, as he continues the rapid rise that has made him the gold medal favorite at the upcoming Milano Cortina Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/12/30/ilia-malinin-olympics-target/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #iliamalinin #milanocortinaolympics
Organizers of the 2026 Winter Olympics say they have solved problems impacting the production of artificial snow at the site that will host snowboarding and freestyle skiing events. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/12/23/winter-olympics-snow-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #freestyleskiing #snowboarding
Organizers of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics said Tuesday they had "a technical problem" with the production of artificial snow which will play a key role in the Games in Italy next February. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/12/17/olympic-snow-issues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #italy
Canadian standout Connor McDavid and a number of his NHL peers are not concerned that the ice rinks for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics will be smaller than what they are used to playing on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/12/16/olympics-nhl-rinks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #nhl
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday urged sports bodies to fully reintegrate Russian and Belarusian athletes into junior competitions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/12/12/ioc-russia-belarus-youth-competitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #internationalolympiccommittee #russia #belarus