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Your guide to the Winter Olympics 2026

Everything from Minion dance routines to penis injections 鈥nd of course sport.

The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are officially on, and they鈥檙e already causing a media storm. We鈥檙e looking forward to the nostalgia-filled 1990s figure skating routines. Lows include a failed cyber attack and allegations of penis injections in the ski jump. More than 90 countries are competing on snow and ice for the next 19 days, so 麻豆社 Sport鈥檚 Emma Smith, who鈥檚 in Milan for the action, tells us what to look out for.

We go find out more about two events; curling with Emma Middleton from 麻豆社 Sport and skating with Verity Wilde, What in the World鈥檚 very own figure skating enthusiast (and our boss!).

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Presenter: Iqra Farooq
Producers: Julia Ross-Roy and Benita Barden
Editor: Verity Wilde

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