How Italy’s Police and Army Compete to Enlist Italian Olympians
Most Italian athletes at the Winter Games subsidize their training by joining the police or the military, which vie to enlist the best talent.
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Italian reporters to protest over boss’s gaffe-filled Olympic commentary
Director of state broadcaster Rai Sport welcomed viewers to wrong stadium and mistook Italian actor for Mariah CareySports journalists at the Italian state broadcaster are staging protests in response to blunders made by the sports director throughout …
Olympians Love Pasta. They’re in the Right Place.
The prospect of carbo-loading in Italy, the spiritual home of the dish, has many athletes’ mouths watering at the Winter Games.
Olympians Love Pasta. They’re in the Right Place.
The prospect of carbo-loading in Italy, the spiritual home of the dish, has many athletes’ mouths watering at the Winter Games.
At the Winter Olympics, Team USA Can’t Escape the Politics at Home
A backlash to Trump administration policies has followed U.S. athletes to Italy. One skier’s comments drew a furious response from the president himself.
AI analysis casts doubt on Van Eyck paintings in Italian and US museums
Tests on both versions of Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata were unable to detect brushstrokes of 15th-century masterAn analysis of two paintings in museums in the US and Italy by the 15th-century Flemish artist Jan van Eyck has raised a p…
How Is Security Different at These Olympic Games?
Our sports correspondent Tariq Panja talks with Katrin Bennhold about the security at the Olympics in Italy, including the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who the U.S. says are there only in an advisory role.
JD Vance Is Booed at Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan
Before the event, protesters marched in Milan in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose personnel are in Italy to advise local officials in securing the Winter Games.
A dozen U.S. figure skaters march in the ceremony, some fresh off competing.
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2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies Performers: Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and More
The performers include an Italian tenor who is one of the most successful singers in the world and an actress who has had roles in “The White Lotus” and “The Paper.”