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The 2026 Winter Olympics are this week, and many athletes with Ohio ties, including Cincinnati locals, will represent Team USA in Italy.
The Athletic's live coverage this week includes the beginning of the Winter Olympic Games and a week full of Super Bowl festivities.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are nearly here and will officially kick off with Friday's opening ceremony—though the first competitive events will begin on February 4.
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee on Friday in her final downhill race before the Olympics, but said she still hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race on Friday and was airlifted with a knee injury one week before the Winter Olympic Games in Milan.