Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Check Out Best Photos From Training & Practice Sessions
Training and practice sessions were underway a day ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics as mixed doubles curling round robin play and preliminary round women’s ice hockey matches began. The 2026 Winter Olympics, officially the XXV Winter Olympic Games and commonly known as Milano Cortina 2026, has kick-started from Feb 6 to 22, 2026 across Lombardy and Northeast Italy, with competition in selected events beginning 4 February 2026.
China's Eileen Gu practices during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson, File
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Lithuania's Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius skate during a figure skating practice session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Bernat Armangue
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Italy's Dominik Paris speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gabriele Facciotti
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Liu Qi of China goes down the ramp during a ski jumping women's normal hill training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Sweden's Lina Ljungblom, center right, scores her sides opening goal during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between Germany and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Petr David Josek, Pool
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United States' Konnor Ralph practices during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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Italy's Giovanni Franzoni starts an alpine ski, men's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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A worker preps a ramp before a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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Individual Neutral Athlete Daria Olesik starts for a women's Luge training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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United States' women's and men's team pursuit speed skaters warm up, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
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Melissa Peperkam of the Netherlands practices during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
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United States' Cory Thiesse competes against Norway during the mixed doubles round robin session 2 of the curling competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
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South Korea's Jung Hyesun starts for a women's Luge training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Switzerland's Sarah Hoefflin loses a ski during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
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Athletes ski past Olympic rings during a cross country training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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Canada's James Crawford starts an alpine ski, men's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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Lisa Eder, of Austria, is reflected on a window while getting ready to jump during a ski jumping, women's normal hill, training session, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Italy players before during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between Italy and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster
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Germany's Noah Vicktor practices during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull