Here's how to tune in live as skiers do their reconnaissance on the mountains that will host races days later.

Alpine skiing in its Olympic form dates back more than a century and the sport made its debut at the 1936 Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Events have been modified over the years, but the individual competitions familiar to most fans like downhill and slalom remain.

By Martyn Herman BORMIO, Italy, Feb 3 (Reuters) - When it comes to Alpine ski racing, no nation takes it quite as seriously as Austria where the sport is followed with religious fervour and the deeds of past greats weigh heavily on those tasked with meeting sky-high expectations.

Here's everything to know about alpine skiing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, including events, competition rules and venues.

The Milan Cortina Winter Games will feature Alpine ski racing on iconic courses steeped in history, a change after three straight Olympics were held on new tracks.

By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn will try and race Sunday's women's downhill at the Milano Cortina Olympics despite a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL),

Skiing star Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee in a downhill race one week before the Milan Cortina Games begin. She vows, 'My Olympic dream is not over.'