Anne Kjersti Kalvå looked more energized at the Blink Classics in Norway than she has in a long time. The 33-year-old endured a tough season last winter and missed out on a spot at the World Championships on home soil in Trondheim, named only as a reserve.
In 2026, the world’s best cross-country skiers will once again gather on the sport’s most prestigious stage, the Olympic Games. The event will take place in Italy, as part of the Milano–Cortina partnership. Still, the heart of cross-country skiing will beat in a familiar and beloved place: Val di Fiemme, located in the Trentino region in the heart of the Dolomites.
The 25-year-old grew up in Norway, won gold for Norway at the Junior World Championships, and has spent years fighting for a spot on the national team. Now, she has made a drastic decision.
It’s been nearly three weeks since the Norwegian star proposed — and got a YES. Since then, Klæbo has barely seen his fiancée and knows nothing about the wedding. He opens up about the lead-up to the Olympics and life after the World Championships.
The Swiss cross-country skiing legend Dario Cologna is among the candidates for the IOC Athletes’ Commission ahead of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games.
The Italian has left her home country behind to take the next step in her career and reach the Olympics. Now, the 28-year-old is part of Kristine Stavås Skistad’s training group, Team Konnerud, where she is getting support from the sprint star’s coach.
Miro Karppanen is a versatile skier who has tested his wings in the Ski Classics series, the World Cup, and on domestic tracks, winning Finnish Championship gold in the 50km race last winter and claiming victory in the classic distance of Finland’s biggest mass participation race, the Finlandia Ski Marathon. His big goal for the upcoming winter is qualifying for the Olympic Games in Italy and achieving the best possible result on the tracks of Val di Fiemme.
The biathlon star must constantly defend herself in a rather incredible controversy, nine months before the Olympics.
There will be no Olympics in Italy next winter for Russia and Belarus. News agency Reuters reports that neither country will be allowed to participate in the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina will only start next February, but five cross-country skiers have already been named for the Swedish Olympic Team.
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