Michigan's Winter Olympics mettle
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Explore Olympic Alpine skiing basics, including the events (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, combined), competition rules how medals are won and the top American athletes to watch out for at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan Cortina.
Men's Alpine skiing events will be held at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, while the women's events will be at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics delivered all the high-stakes drama we expected, with Team USA bringing the heat across the snow and ice. But once the closing ceremonies wrap up and the athletes start packing their bags,
Alpine skiing — one of the Olympics most popular sports — has made a lot of headlines in Milan this year. From Lindsey Vonn’s stunning fall that left her needing a multitude of surgeries, to Lucas Pinheiro Braathen winning the men’s giant slalom,
US star Mikaela Shiffrin fittingly brought the curtain down on the alpine skiing programme at the Winter Olympics with a long-awaited gold in the women's slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo on
The women's Alpine skiing downhill event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will air on NBC and USA Network, and stream live on Peacock and NBC Olympics platforms on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Ski mountaineering made its Olympic debut on Thursday. For fans and competitors alike, it was a day to remember.
NBC's Winter Olympics coverage averaged 23.5 million viewers throughout the games, according to THR. This amounts to almost double the viewership figures of the previous Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022.