CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Goodbye Milan Cortina. See you in Rome in 2040? Now that the just-concluded Winter Olympics have been hailed for setting “a new, very high standard” by IOC President Kirsty Coventry,

The 2026 Winter Olympics has just come to a close, with the Milan Cortina Games hailed a success by fans and athletes alike. It followed the 2024 Summer Olympics which were held in Paris - the sixth time that France has hosted an Olympics (three winter and three summer).

Lake Placid has a long Olympic history, having hosted the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Governor Kathy Hochul has also indicated support for pursuing a future bid and in early 2026 proposed $100 million in her state budget to maintain and upgrade ORDA-operated venues

Germany will remain in the running for the 2036 Summer Olympics despite its president expressing concern about the 100th anniversary of the Nazi-era Berlin Games, the nation's Olympic sports head Thomas Weikert said on Saturday.

Wrexham’s STōK Cae Ras could host Olympic football under a proposed 2040 England and Wales bid, as Welsh ministers back a northern-led Games plan.

Jordan Stolz 's bid to become the first man in 32 years with three Olympic golds in long track speedskating was fading Saturday. Way ahead in the mass start, the sport's final event at the Milan Cortina Games, was 40-year-old Jorrit Bergsma, who joined another skater in pulling away from the pack with several laps to go.

Australia’s hopes of adding a cherry on the top of its best ever Winter Olympics were put on ice after a blizzard forced the postponement of the women’s freeski halfpipe final.

Nazgul sprints on the course at a cross-country ski race, crossing the finish line in an unsanctioned quest for glory.