Two skiers were killed and one more was injured in an avalanche in Courmayeur, a ski resort located about 135 miles from the 2026 Winter Olympics events in Milan, on Feb. 15.

At least a dozen people have died in the Italian Alps in a single week, more than any other one-week period on record.

Livigno, a picturesque ski village in the Italian Alps, is one of six cities hosting events for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Two skiers were killed and a third injured in a high-risk avalanche on Saturday in the Italian Alps near venues set to host events for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opened on Friday with a glittering ceremony at the San Siro stadium echoed by festivities at Games venues across the snow-capped Italian Alps. The extravaganza reflected the most geographically widespread Olympics in history.

The Games in northern Italy, which start on Friday, will be spread across 8,500 square miles. Long distances, narrow roads, complex connections and snowfall will make it a logistical nightmare.

Two American skiers were rescued near an Olympic venue in Livigno after getting lost backcountry skiing. Thermal imaging drones helped locate the men on Tuesday night.

Call it homefield advantage, call it national pride. Italy's athletes are shining in the Winter Olympics underway in Milan and the Alps.

A BRITISH pensioner has died after getting into difficulty while scaling a wall of ice in the Italian Alps. Stephen Lismore, 72, was descending the ice-covered rock face with a friend when the

Warming temperatures are wreaking havoc at elevation, upending the Winter Olympics and the tourism industry and imperiling communities

By Marleen Kaesebier BORMIO, Italy, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Ski mountaineering is ready for its Olympic debut starting with the men's and women's sprint events on Thursday. It does so in a mountain region rich with the sport's history.