Cyprus will be represented by one male and one female athlete at the 25th Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, marking the country’s first two-athlete participation in the Winter Games in 12 years,

Americans who top the podium at the Milan Cortina Games will be in line for a $37,500 bonus. Their competitors could collect as much as $800,000.

There will be 93 countries, plus numerous athletes from Russia and Belarus, competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

The Olympic torch arrived in front of Milan's giant gothic cathedral amid cheers and protests in the city on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Games. Nicoletta Manni, a leading ballet dancer at the nearby La Scala theatre,