Kim, who will be 25 come the Milan Cortina Games, can become the first snowboarder to win the same Olympic event three times, if she isn’t beaten to it by Austrian Anna Gasser (big air) and Czech Ester Ledecka (parallel giant slalom).

We may be a year away from the 2026 Winter Olympics, but we’re already excited to root for our countries and join in on the celebrations that the whole world will be watching closely. The information on the upcoming Winter Olympics is out now. Learn more about the international competition below.

NBC: More Broadcast Network Programming Hours than Any Previous Winter Olympics; Will Feature Live Daytime and Extended Weekend Coverage, Plus Enhanced Olympic Primetime Show: Primetime in Milan

Next year’s Olympics might be called the Milan Cortina Games but it will actually be staged across a large swath of northern Italy spread over five different venue clusters.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are being called the most widespread Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in history.

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics feature venues spread across the city of Milan and the mountains of Northern Italy, plus two iconic landmarks for Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Competition in 116 medal events among 16 sports will be shared by three regions: Lombardia (which includes Milan),