MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned anti-Olympics protesters as "enemies of Italy" after violence on the fringes of a demonstration in Milan on Saturday night and sabotage attacks on the national rail network.

From reports of a crotch-size manipulation scandal in ski jumping to a Mariah Carey performance, the 2026 Winter Games are off to a peculiar start.

The first five gold medals of Milan Cortina were awarded on Day 1 in Italy. Here's how all the nations stack up.

Francesca Lollobrigida led a tricolor day for Italy at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The speedskater won gold in the women’s 3,000 meters after Giovanni Franzoni took silver in the men's downhill ahead of Italian teammate Dominik Paris for bronze on the same slope Saturday.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance was loudly booed during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan amid anti‑ICE protests. It was a split‑screen moment that underscored how immigration clashes at home reverberated onto the world stage.

Inter Milan go head-to-head against Sassuolo at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore on Sunday evening, with the home side looking to climb up the table and the Nerazzurri looking to tighten

MILAN (AP) — Finally an Olympic champion on the day she turned 35, Italian speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida couldn't wait to run over to hug her 2 1/2-year-old son, Tommaso, after winning the women’s 3,