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China’s Wang Peixuan delivered the country’s best-ever Olympic performance in the women’s singles luge with a 21st-place finish at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games here on Tuesday.

At the Olympic Games in Milan, the first champions have been crowned in the most beautiful sport -figure skating. The gold medals in the team event were won by athletes from the United States, with skaters from Japan taking second place, and the home ice hosts, Italy, finishing third. The figure skating team event traditionally featured the 10 strongest national teams according to the International Skating Union rankings, which had earned Olympic licenses in at least three of the program’s disciplines.

The Winter Olympics 2026 Opening Ceremony is set for this evening, 6 February, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian athletes will begin their run at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday, 7 February, BelTA has learned.

The next edition of the Olympic Games, which is due to take place in 2026, seems to be a calm one for the NOC of Belarus. A landmark event has recently taken place in the sports world. A woman has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the first time. Thomas Bach is being replaced at the post of the IOC head by former swimmer and two-time Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe. With the recent changes can Belarusian athletes expect a quick and complete return to the international sports arena? Viktor Lukashenko, President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus, sat down with BelTA for an interview.