Kirkby's fun Bachelorette- style video is reminiscent of rugby star Ilona Maher, who won fans over after leading Team USA to their first-ever medal in the sport while also sharing hilarious videos on social media during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Dating app Grindr is helping to make sure Olympians safely enjoy their time at the 2026 Games away from competition, too. Grindr, which specializes in location-based dating for the LGBTQ+ community, has addressed “serious safety and privacy concerns,

NPR reporters visited the Milan Olympic Village in the days before the opening ceremony to investigate the dining hall dessert situation and other pressing questions.

Winter Olympians at the Milan Cortina 2026 Games are chasing a familiar kind of gold: the viral Olympic village dessert. After Paris 2024’s chocolate muffin became a social-media legend thanks to Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen (aka the Muffin Man ), athletes this year are filming taste tests in search of its successor.

Three US Olympic bodies have changed the name of their shared athlete hospitality space at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics from “Ice House” to “Winter House,” following widespread protests in both Italy and the US over the role and conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Grindr is supporting LGBTQ+ athletes' dreams and dating lives at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The dating app designed for the queer community announced a "game plan" of new policies and features meant to protect LGBTQ+ athletes competing at the 2026 Games in a Monday, Feb. 2 press release.

The anti-doping program targeting athletes using banned substances got underway Jan. 30 when the Olympic Villages opened.

The Milan village, which will house 1,500 athletes and team members during the Feb. 6-22 Winter Games, will be officially inaugurated Monday by International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry. But it has been buzzing to life for days as athletes have moved in.