2026 Winter Olympics gold medal odds: 5 factors that will shape medal table

The United States has the most athletes competing in the Winter Olympics, but is not favored to win the gold medal race.

8 Winter Olympic Sports You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Beyond skating and skiing, discover underrated Winter Olympic sports that showcase incredible skill and excitement.

NBC SPORTS TO PRESENT OLYMPIC DOCUMENTARIES SPOTLIGHTING BIATHLON, CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, AND MOGULS THROUGHOUT MILAN CORTINA 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER ...

Each documentary will be dedicated to a different winter discipline: biathlon, cross-country skiing, and mogul skiing

What equipment is used for biathlon at the Winter Olympics?

Biathlon is back at the Winter Olympics. Here's a look at all the equipment that biathletes will use for Milan Cortina 2026: Olympic biathletes use the following equipment:

Team USA at biathlon: Winter Olympics history, results

Team USA will look to win its first medal in biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Find out more about the USA's 2026 team and past performances.

Italian biathlete Passler provisionally suspended ahead of Winter Olympics for positive doping test

ROME (AP) — Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler tested positive for doping and was provisionally suspended Monday from competing in her hometown at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Italy’s anti-doping agency said Passler tested positive for letrozole in an out-of-competition sample ahead of the Olympics that open Friday.

All the Sports You Won’t See at the 2026 Winter Olympics

The makeup of the Winter Olympics has changed many times in the 100-plus years of the Games. Here are some sports that haven’t stood the test of time.

Deedra Irwin trying to become first American to medal in Olympic biathlon

The biathlon made its debut in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, but it was not until 1992 that women's events were added. It remains the only Winter Olympic event in which the United States has not won a medal.