A robust training centre, youth development programme and a family of high flyers have helped Slovenia defy gravity and

There's some home magic happening at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. After Italy took silver and bronze medals in Saturday's downhill alpine skiing event, speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida -- literally -- set a new bar in the women's 3000m.

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Across village hills to towering ski flying arenas in Slovenia, the name Prevc is spoken as if it belongs to the country’s sporting landscape itself, with ambition rising across the nation as the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina draw closer.

The 2026 Winter Olympics is under way in Milano-Cortina and there are plenty of eye-catching sports on display. Among them is ski jumping, one of the traditional classics which has been part of the Games since its inception nearly a century ago.