Dating app Grindr is helping to make sure Olympians safely enjoy their time at the 2026 Games away from competition, too. Grindr, which specializes in location-based dating for the LGBTQ+ community, has addressed “serious safety and privacy concerns,

Kirkby's fun Bachelorette- style video is reminiscent of rugby star Ilona Maher, who won fans over after leading Team USA to their first-ever medal in the sport while also sharing hilarious videos on social media during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Milan Olympic Village is buzzing with activity as athletes settle in for the Winter Games. Teams from around the world are arriving with gear, decorating their rooms with national flags, and enjoying the facilities.

Three US Olympic bodies have changed the name of their shared athlete hospitality space at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics from “Ice House” to “Winter House,” following widespread protests in both Italy and the US over the role and conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Winter Olympians at the Milan Cortina 2026 Games are chasing a familiar kind of gold: the viral Olympic village dessert. After Paris 2024’s chocolate muffin became a social-media legend thanks to Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen (aka the Muffin Man ), athletes this year are filming taste tests in search of its successor.

Many Olympic venues are left to decay after the events are over. See what these cities have done with the facilities after their games ended.

NPR reporters visited the Milan Olympic Village in the days before the opening ceremony to investigate the dining hall dessert situation and other pressing questions.

Explaining why Olympians are so eager to sleep with each other during the Games, Carrie Sheinberg, an alpine skier at the 1994 Winter Games, described the Olympic Village to a 'magical, fairy-tale place, where everything is possible' "You could win a gold medal and you can sleep with a really hot guy," she said.