Some individual athletes from the banned countries will be permitted to participate in the Milano Cortina Winter Games

As Ukrainian athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics, they will seek to boost the morale of their compatriots in Ukraine amid an ongoing war and a brutal winter.

CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Young athletes in northern Ukraine spend their days cross-country skiing through a scorched forest, focused on their form — until a siren inevitably shatters the silence. They respond swiftly but without panic,

Ukraine is sending a 103-member Olympic delegation to the Milan Cortina Olympics, including skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych. Photo courtesy of Vladyslav Heraskevych The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics At 5 a.

By Julien Pretot CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian skeleton athlete and flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych said the International Olympic Committee’s policy on Russian and Belarusian athletes was misguided and that he intends to use the Games stage to draw attention to the war in Ukraine.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, mark a historic moment for the Games. Not only because Italy is hosting for the first time since Torino 2006, but because these Olympics will be taking place in multiple locations, with venues scattered across the Italian Alps and Dolomites.

An official event was held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center at the Embassy of Ukraine in the State of Israel in Tel Aviv, with the participation of Ukrainian

Ukrainian American ice dancer Vadym Kolesnik is Olympics bound after years of pursuing his ice dance career in the United States despite the tribulations he and his family have faced during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.