2026 Winter Olympics to Proceed Amid Global Challenges, Vonn to Compete Despite Injury
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are set to proceed, featuring approximately 2,900 athletes competing in 116 events, including around 230 from Team USA, according to CBS News. The games will be extensively covered by outlets like NBC and NPR, as reported by Time, amidst a complex global landscape marked by both athletic achievements and international tensions. Despite sustaining a serious knee injury, skier Lindsey Vonn, 41, plans to compete, according to a February 3 social media post reported by Time.
Vonn completely ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee after crashing during a World Cup downhill event on January 30, Time reported. She also suffered a bone bruise and tears of the meniscus. "After extensive consultations with doctors, intense therapy, physical tests as well as skiing today, I have determined I am capable of competing in the Olympic Downhill," Vonn wrote, according to Time. Her first Olympic race, the women's downhill event, is scheduled for Sunday, February 8, Time reported.
Among the American athletes to watch are freestyle skiers Alex Ferreira, a two-time Olympic medalist, and Alex Hall, who is approaching the games with more confidence than in previous years, CBS News reported. Team USA historically ranks second in Winter Olympic medals behind Norway, according to CBS News.
The games are occurring against a backdrop of global challenges. Separately, global trends include proposed social media bans for children under 16 in Spain, as reported by Time. In Japan, at least 35 people have died and nearly 400 injured due to weeks of heavy snowfall, primarily in northern and central regions, Sky News reported. Snow reached up to 2 meters in some areas. Officials warned of further severe weather and potential landslides as temperatures rise, urging residents to take safety precautions while clearing snow, according to Sky News.
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