Olympic gold and silver medals at the 2026 Milan Winter Games in Italy are the most valuable of any games as precious metals are trading at near record highs.

Olympic fans in the United States have a lot to look forward to over the next few years. Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics in 2028, and on Wednesday, Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics.

Every Olympic Games brings together the best athletes from around the world. At the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, about 2,900 athletes are competing across 116 events. Only a small group will leave with medals.

Men's ice hockey at the Olympics goes back to the 1920 Summer Games. It was moved to the Winter Olympics for the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix, France. Since then, the United States has won gold twice,

Alysa Liu stood on the ice at the Milano Ice Skating Arena with the gold medal hanging heavy around her neck. Even she seemed unable to quite believe what had just happened.

The ⁠United ​States ‌defeated Canada ‌2-1 ⁠in overtime ⁠to win the ​Olympics ​gold medal ⁠in ⁠men's ⁠ice hockey on ​Sunday. It ​was ⁠the ⁠third Olympic gold medal for ⁠the U.S. men's team and ⁠their first since 1980.

Liu's gold-winning skate was also a major musical moment. She performed in a sparkling gold dress to Donna Summer's 1978 rendition of "MacArthur Park," produced by Italian disco l