Kim, who will be 25 come the Milan Cortina Games, can become the first snowboarder to win the same Olympic event three times, if she isn’t beaten to it by Austrian Anna Gasser (big air) and Czech Ester Ledecka (parallel giant slalom).

Cortina, however, might set an unofficial record for running late on preparations. That’s because the century-old sliding center being completely rebuilt for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games is pushing the deadline so tight that the IOC has gone so far as to demand a Plan B option that would require moving bobsled,

With less than a year to go, the anticipation for the 2026 Winter Games is building, promising an exciting showcase of winter sports across Northern Italy. As preparations continu