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Your guide to the Winter Olympics 2026

Everything from Minion dance routines to penis injections… and of course sport.

The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are officially on, and they’re already causing a media storm. We’re 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 Â鶹Éç Sport’s Emma Smith, who’s 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 Â鶹Éç Sport and skating with Verity Wilde, What in the World’s 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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12 minutes

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Sat 7 Feb 2026 03:50GMT
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