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The 2026 Winter Olympics

All Slate’s coverage in one place—from the slopes to the rink to the bobsled track.

The U.S. Men’s Hockey Saga Just Got a Grim New Chapter on Saturday Night Live

It does not take a communications professional to recognize this for what it is.

The Men’s Hockey Players Are Facing the Consequences of Their Dalliance With Trump

It was always going to end like this.

Kash Patel and the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team Deserve Each Other

These Olympics were joyful and uplifting. Then the FBI director showed up.

The Real Reasons Why the Olympics Are So Obsessed With Men and Women Competing Together

Mixed-gender events are the future of the Olympics. Who do they benefit?

Forget Norway. This Tiny U.S. State Dominates the Winter Olympics.

Vermont’s secret sauce isn’t maple syrup.

The Most Vexing Question of the Milan Cortina Olympics Finally Has an Answer

Which city is better, Milan or Cortina?

It Was a Sensational Olympics for the U.S. by Nearly Every Measure. But One Stood Out.

The female stars of Team USA were the story of the 2026 Games.

The U.S. Had a Crazy Strategy to Beat Canada for Men’s Hockey Gold. I Can’t Believe It Worked.

Canada had the U.S. outgunned, so the Americans went to Milan with a bunch of machetes.

This Terrible New Olympic Event Must Be Exiled From the Games Forever

Say no to skimo.

The Saddest Winter Olympian Just Couldn’t Stop Falling

Corinne Stoddard just couldn't stop falling. Would she find redemption in her final race?

One of the Olympics’ Biggest Stars Is at the Center of a Bizarre Intra-Squad Drama

Julia Simon stole her teammate’s credit card. Good thing she’s amazing at biathlon!

I Asked Jamaicans About Cool Runnings. They Have … Mixed Feelings.

It’s warm-hearted, traffics in stereotypes, and the accents are a travesty.

We Just Saw the Creation of a New Kind of Figure Skating Hero

Christina Cauterucci

So long, ice princesses. It’s the Blade Angels’ time.

Alysa Liu Just Changed Figure Skating Forever

Chris Schleicher

In a sport that can be scary and stressful, she proved it doesn’t have to be that way.

The Weirdest Job at the Olympics Might Also Be the Best One

Meet the kiss-and-cry companion.

One NBC Announcer Has Been Angry the Whole Olympics. I Love Him.

Mad Todd Richards is the best Todd Richards.

Team USA Just Flipped the Script on One of the Greatest Rivalries in Sports

The U.S. women's hockey team is the sport's Goliath.

What Would Happen if Dogs Competed in Every Winter Olympics Sport

Could a canine competitor bring home gold in the luge?

The Secret Behind the Most Thrilling Victory of the Winter Games

How Mikaela Shiffrin won.

I Have Some Questions for Whoever Invented This Bizarre New Winter Olympics Event

Introducing ski mountaineering.

We Just Got the Most Cathartic Moment of the Olympics

Josh Levin and Justin Peters

Watching Mikaela Shiffrin win slalom gold.

Alysa Liu Is So Mentally Healthy It’s Terrifying

Chris Schleicher

When she says she's skating just to enjoy herself, I actually believe her.

I’m Usually Immune to Inspirational Olympics Stories. Not This One.

In praise of 41-year-old gold medalist Elana Meyers Taylor.

Why Ilia Malinin Choked

Lessons from an Olympics disaster.

This Is the Grossest Sight of the Olympics. (Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You.)

Rosemary Belson

A guide to Winter Games snotcicles.

The Secret Life of a Winter Olympics Drone

The Games' "breakout star" tells all.

The Figure-Skating Curse Is Finally Over

Chris Schleicher

All thanks to Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara.

I Would Like to Request Funding to Study Pairs Figure Skaters’ Brains

Chris Schleicher

They are American Ninja Warriors on ice.

The Argument That’s Tearing Apart Olympic Curling

We’ve got a rip-roaring curling dispute.

Trump Can’t Ruin These Olympics

If these Olympics have too much Trump for you, just wait until 2028.

The Most Incredible Streak in Winter Olympics History Is Finally Over

South America is on the medal table.

You Won’t Believe Why the IOC Banned This Ukrainian Athlete From the Winter Games

Christina Cauterucci

How a helmet became the center of an enormous Olympics dispute.

He’s Shy. He’s Awkward. He’s an Olympic Figure Skating Champion.

The spectacular triumph on the night of the Games’ biggest debacle.

I’m Still Trying to Process Ilia Malinin’s Olympic Meltdown

Chris Schleicher

The sadness of watching the Quad God fall apart.

The Most Unexpected Demographic Is Dominating the Winter Olympics

This is what peak athleticism looks like.

It Was Illegal for 50 Years. Now Olympic Crowds Are Flipping for It.

Forget the quad axel. Ilia Malinin has another move that’s driving fans wild.

I’ve Lived Long Enough to Hear an A.I.-Generated Bon Jovi Song in Olympic Ice Dancing

Welcome to the first Sloplympics.

The Ice-Dancing Judging Scandal That Has American Fans Furious

Did Madison Chock and Evan Bates get robbed?

Why a Floppy-Haired 27-Year-Old Olympic Skier Is Making Conservatives So Very, Very Angry

“It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now, I think,” he said, fatefully.

The Big Upset in Ice Dancing Shows Why the Sport Is So Enticing

Chris Schleicher

The team that triumphed showed what the art of the sport really is.

Don’t Try to Deny It: One Olympic Sport Totally Looks Like Gay Sex

Christina Cauterucci

Finally, at least a couple of Olympic athletes are willing to admit it.

The Huge New American Olympic Star No One Saw Coming

Introducing Jordan Stolz.

The Olympic Hockey Tournament Is About to Get Very Trumpy

In the 1980 Olympics, it was the U.S. vs. the USSR. Now it’s the U.S. vs. Canada.

As a Figure Skating Expert, It Is My Responsibility to Tell You That Ilia Malinin Is Unbeatable

Chris Schleicher

When the Quad God wins gold, remember I told you so.

Well, We Have the Most Cringe-Inducing Moment of the Olympics So Far

He does deserve credit for actually making some news with a postgame interview.

American Curlers Cory and Korey Just Won Olympic Silver. But Are They More Famous Than the Two Coreys?

Thiesse and Dropkin vs. Haim and Feldman.

Gold-Winning Dutch Speedskater Jutta Leerdam Is Engaged to Jake Paul. Does That Make Her a Jerk?

Should the sins of the YouTuber be held against his speedskater fiancée?

The U.S. Figure Skating Team Has a Chance for an All-Time Great Olympics

Chris Schleicher

The U.S. figure skating team has a chance for an all-time great Olympics.

The Announcer Behind an All-Time Great Olympics Call Gets Ready to Say Goodbye to His Muse

“Here comes Diggins! Here comes Diggins! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Gold!”

When You’re Absolutely, Definitely Not in Love With Your Ice-Dance Partner

Jocelyn Jane Cox

What it was like to ice dance with my brother.

Why Lindsey Vonn Crashed Out of the Olympics

A treacherous turn, an aggressive line, and a helicopter carrying her prone body into the sky.

Shaun White Taught Us All That the Parade of Nations Is Actually About Shaun White

“We were down there shooting some new products and testing products for my brand.”

The Snowboarder Who Puts the “Extreme” in “Extremely Wanted Fugitive”

“Operation Giant Slalom” is a pretty great code name for a law enforcement sweep.

Wait, What Euphemism Are We Using for Russian Olympians Now?

From “OAR” to “ROC” to “Individual Neutral Athletes.”

Lindsey Vonn Is in the Olympic Spotlight. Mikaela Shiffrin Should Let Her Have It.

Two American ski-racing heroes, two very different approaches to the Winter Games.

Donald Trump Ruins Everything. He Will Not Ruin the Winter Olympics.

In an awful world, the Olympics are the least terrible thing we’ve got.

Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by David Ramos/Getty Images, Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images, Maja Hitij/Getty Images, Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images, and Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images.

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