Dog sled, ski ballet and other sports you could once see at the Winter Olympics

For many decades, Olympic Games included "demonstration sports." Some, like curling, became part of the permanent roster. But others, like skijoring, didn't stick around.

NBC SPORTS’ PRIMETIME MILAN CORTINA 2026 PREVIEW SHOW, ICE, SNOW & GLORY: THE WINTER OLYMPICS, IS TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC AND PEACOCK

Live Coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is Tomorrow, Feb. 6th on NBC and Peacock; Live Coverage Begins at 2 p.m. ET, with Primetime Coverage at 8 p.m. ET/PT

Winter Olympics Explained: Figure Skating

BBC Sport's Emma Middleton explains how the Olympic scoring works.

The Winter Olympics get 8 new events, including the first new sport in decades

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

Winter Olympics schedule today: Every event happening on Feb. 5

The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games continue on Feb. 5. Here are all the events taking place today in Italy.

An American skier is fighting to open up the last Winter Olympic sport off limits to women

MILAN, Italy (AP) — Annika Malacinski remembers the moment the door to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics was slammed shut. On a flight from Munich to Denver, she bought airplane Wi-Fi to join a conference call with the International Olympic Committee,

Quiz: Can you name every Winter Olympics host city?

The 25th Winter Olympics is taking place in Milan and Cortina in Italy and will feature a record 116 medal events.

Winter Olympics: Tallulah Proulx, Francis Ceccarelli hoping to create new exposure for Filipino athletes

Tallulah Proulx and Francis Ceccarelli are representing the Philippines at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.