Winter Olympics | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/winter-olympics/RSS feed for Winter OlympicsenFri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000Experience the Grandeur of the Italian Alps With These 15 Majestic Photographshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/experience-the-grandeur-of-the-italian-alps-15-majestic-photographs-180988216/As the Winter Olympics come to their end in Milan and Cortina, enjoy these sweeping landscapes before booking your next trip to EuropeFri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/experience-the-grandeur-of-the-italian-alps-15-majestic-photographs-180988216/What Is Skimo? The Newest Olympic Sport Has a Long History in Europehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/what-is-skimo-the-newest-olympic-sport-has-a-long-history-in-europe-180988209/With roots in military training, high-endurance ski mountaineering is finally catching on in the United StatesTue, 17 Feb 2026 20:38:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/what-is-skimo-the-newest-olympic-sport-has-a-long-history-in-europe-180988209/The Tragedy of the Alps’ Disappearing Glaciers for Those Who Live, Visit and Ski Therehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-tragedy-of-the-alps-disappearing-glaciers-for-those-that-live-visit-and-ski-there-180988186/Warming temperatures are wreaking havoc at elevation, upending the Winter Olympics and the tourism industry and imperiling communitiesThu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-tragedy-of-the-alps-disappearing-glaciers-for-those-that-live-visit-and-ski-there-180988186/What Is a Stoat? Learn Five Fun Facts About the Adorable Weasels Chosen as the Olympic Mascotshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-is-a-stoat-learn-five-fun-facts-about-the-adorable-weasels-chosen-as-the-olympic-mascots-180988156/Milo and Tina, a pair of sibling stoats, are representing this year’s winter games in ItalyFri, 06 Feb 2026 20:52:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-is-a-stoat-learn-five-fun-facts-about-the-adorable-weasels-chosen-as-the-olympic-mascots-180988156/If Microbes Entered the Olympics, These One-Celled Superstars Would Win Goldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/if-microbes-entered-the-olympics-these-one-celled-superstars-would-win-gold-180988135/They race, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for which physical prowess is more than sport—it’s a matter of life and deathFri, 06 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/if-microbes-entered-the-olympics-these-one-celled-superstars-would-win-gold-180988135/These 15 Inspiring Images of Winter Sports Will Help You Rediscover Your Olympic Spirithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/see-15-images-that-will-help-you-fall-in-love-the-winter-olympic-games-180988118/You don’t have to be an Olympian to enjoy these snowy activitiesFri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/see-15-images-that-will-help-you-fall-in-love-the-winter-olympic-games-180988118/This Magnificent Mural by Leonardo da Vinci Will Go on Display for a Brief Window During the Winter Olympics in Milanhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-magnificent-mural-by-leonardo-da-vinci-will-go-on-display-for-a-brief-window-during-the-winter-olympics-in-milan-180988058/Guided tours will take visitors onto scaffolding to view the rare artwork inside Sforza Castle, which is currently undergoing restorationsTue, 27 Jan 2026 21:33:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-magnificent-mural-by-leonardo-da-vinci-will-go-on-display-for-a-brief-window-during-the-winter-olympics-in-milan-180988058/See the Blades That Carried Boitano to Gold in the ‘Battle of the Brians’ in the 1988 Olympicshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-blades-carried-brian-boitano-gold-battle-brians-1988-olympics-180987840/The American’s fabled rivalry with Canadian Brian Orser reached its pinnacle in Calgary on these skates, now part of the Smithsonian collectionWed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-blades-carried-brian-boitano-gold-battle-brians-1988-olympics-180987840/2024 Olympics Torch and Torchbearer's Uniform Sell at Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2024-olympics-torch-and-torchbearers-uniform-sells-at-auction-180984750/The sale's big-ticket item, a torch from the 1960 Winter Games, did not end up sellingTue, 23 Jul 2024 20:34:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2024-olympics-torch-and-torchbearers-uniform-sells-at-auction-180984750/Ten Surprising Public Figures Who Dreamed of Olympic Goldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-surprising-public-figures-who-dreamed-of-olympic-gold-180984716/The list includes European royals, Darth Vader's stunt double and an American World War II generalMon, 22 Jul 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-surprising-public-figures-who-dreamed-of-olympic-gold-180984716/