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Winter Olympics Adds New Sport; Torchbearers Chosen, Leadership Lags

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy, are set to feature eight new events, including ski mountaineering, which marks the first new sport added to the Winter Games in decades, according to NPR. The Olympic flame, lit in Olympia, Greece, on November 26th, is now en route to Italy, with organizers selecting torchbearers for their athletic achievements or celebrity status, Wired reported.

Ski mountaineering will make its debut after athletes competed in events like the Ski Mountaineering World Cup in Bormio, Italy, in February 2025, according to NPR. The selection of torchbearers is traditionally handled by the host city's organizers, with choices ranging from athletes to celebrities, Wired noted. Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams from the "Heated Rivalry" show, for example, were chosen as torchbearers, likely due to their celebrity status. Citizens can also apply to be a torchbearer if they have distinguished themselves, according to Wired.

Meanwhile, para snowboarder Brenna Huckaby is preparing for her third Paralympic Games. Huckaby, a four-time Paralympic medalist with 10 World Championships, emphasizes maintaining a light atmosphere despite the pressure. "Win or lose, I'm still the same Brenna," Huckaby told WIRED. "I'm loved. I have an incredible family. Snowboarding is important, but it's not everything to me." Huckaby also has lucky rituals, such as wearing the same socks if she has a good day of training or racing, even if they get dirty, according to Wired.

Beyond the Olympics, Fortune reported on a study by LRN and the HOW Institute for Society that examined moral leadership in business. The 2026 study, which surveyed over 2,500 U.S. workers, found that less than 10% of employees believe their bosses demonstrate moral leadership. Dov Seidman, founder and chairman of LRN and the HOW Institute for Society, has studied leadership behaviors for years, according to Fortune.

In other tech news, Hacker News discussed Allegro's experience with battle-testing Lynx, an open-source solution for building mobile UIs. Allegro previously used MBox, an in-house Server-Driven UI solution, for rapid experimentation and UI updates. However, they eventually sought a new solution to improve performance and maintainability across iOS, Android, and Web platforms.

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