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10 Worst-Dressed Celebs At 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony In Milan

Here are 10 worst-dressed celebrities that failed to impress at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

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How Snoop Dogg gave Britain’s curling hopes a boost as Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds chase Olympic gold

Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds made the perfect start in the round-robin at the 2026 Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Olympic crowd boos as JD Vance appears at 2026 Winter Games opening ceremony

Andrea Bocelli and Mariah Carey performed during the Opening Ceremony to mark the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

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JD Vance booed as Team USA enters Winter Olympics opening ceremony

While the crowd cheered for the athletes, jeers and whistles erupted as Vance and his wife appeared

The Independent UK

JD Vance Booed During Team USA Introduction at 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

The United States Vice President and his wife, Usha, attended the opening ceremony in Milan on Friday evening.

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Aussies on show as Olympics splits athletes parade

While Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham led an Australian team marching in Livigno, the main Winter Olympics opening ceremony was 250km away in Milan.

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Mariah Carey’s Olympics opening ceremony performance dubbed ‘disastrous’ as viewers question why she was booked

Carey was one of the first acts to perform during the opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Winter Olympics 2026 opens with spectacular ceremony in Milan's San Siro stadium

For the first time in Olympic history, two Olympic cauldrons will be lit simultaneously — one in Milan and another in Cortina d’Ampezzo

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics Team GB skier uses urine to write an anti-ICE message on snow

Team GB freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy has sparked controversy at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy after posting a graphic anti-ICE message written in snow using his urine, yet will face no punishment under Olympic rules.

The Times of India

Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances in materials science help keep them warm

The Winter Olympics and Paralympics are upon us once again. This year the games come to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, where weather forecasts are predicting temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s Fahrenheit (1 to 10 degrees Celsius).

The Conversation

Winter Olympics Scandal Erupts After Skiers Accused Of Cheating By Using Acid For Male Enhancement

“We don’t do other means of enhancing performance, but our list committee would certainly look into whether this would fall into this category,” WADA's director general, Olivier Niggli, said.

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All the Biggest Moments From the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially underway.

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‘Incredible’ Team GB can ‘disrupt the norm’ at the Winter Olympics, says Eve Muirhead

Team GB’s chef de mission for Milano-Cortina, Eve Muirhead, says the 2026 squad is potentially the best Britain have ever sent to a Winter Games

The Independent UK

Winter Olympic wonders, Premier League thrills and Super Bowl LX – follow with us

Here’s how to follow along with our coverage – the finest writing and up-to-the-minute reports

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Who is Lindsey Vonn: 41-year-old American skier with ruptured ACL at Milan 2026

Lindsey Vonn is back at the Winter Olympics despite a recent serious injury

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The redemption arc at the heart of the Winter Olympics’ most unforgiving sport

Figure skating has it all, but the athletes are only interested in medals... or a Spice Girls nod, in the case of Team GB’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson

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British skier Gus Kenworthy to avoid censure over graphic anti-ICE message

Kenworthy, who is preparing to compete at the Winter Olympics, apparently urinated the words into the snow.

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‘Starstruck’ Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds plead for copy of Snoop Dogg selfie

The rapper is an honorary United States coach and NBC special correspondent at the Winter Olympics

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Team GB skier posts graphic anti-ICE protest as Winter Olympics backlash continues

Team GB freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy posted a graphic message to social media joining the chorus protesting against ICE

Radio France Internationale

African athletes have blazed a trail at Winter Olympics for over 60 years

Athletes from around the world are in the Italian Alps for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday – including 13 sportspeople from eight African countries. Though the continent isn't associated with winter sports, Africa has been a constant and growing presence at the Games since 1960.

The Independent UK

Skiing governing body responds to penis-enlargement talk at Winter Olympics

The sport’s governing body has dismissed any talk of potential performance-enhancing penis injections

The Independent UK

Snoop Dogg delights Winter Olympics curling team with surprise photo

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In Her Final Olympics, Hilary Knight Is Leaving Women’s Hockey Better Than She Found It

Competing in her fifth Winter Games, the U.S. captain is the face of American women’s hockey after her role in galvanizing the sport—both at home and internationally.

The Conversation

From ski jumps and sliding bobsleds to engineering snow, here are 5 essential reads on the science of the Winter Olympics

Thousands of the world’s best athletes will flock to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy in February 2026 for the 25th Winter Olympics. While sports fans are focused on the athletic feats of the Olympians, science enthusiasts can also have fun watching them.

The Guardian - UK

Snoop Dogg shocks British curling pair with request for photo at Winter Olympics

British curling pair Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds got a picture request from the rapper Snoop Dogg at the Winter Olympics

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