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Tokyo Deaflympics: Athletics

Tokyo Deaflympics: Athletics

Maki Yamada of Japan is pictured before the start of a race on Nov. 17, 2025, of the Tokyo Deaflympics at Komazawa Olympic Park's Athletic Field in Tokyo. Yamada, who is an actor, won golds in the men's 400-meter and 4x400-meter relay events and silver in the men's 200-meter event.

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Scene from Milan Cortina Olympics

Scene from Milan Cortina Olympics

The moon is seen above the Olympic rings on Jan. 31, 2026, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, ahead of its hosting the Milan Cortina Olympics the following month.

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Scene from Milan Cortina Olympics

Scene from Milan Cortina Olympics

A snowman with a Milan Cortina Olympic flag attached is seen in Predazzo, Italy, on Feb. 5, 2026. Predazzo is hosting the ski jumping and Nordic combined events at the Winter Games.

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PM Takaichi congratulates Kimura on Olympic snowboarding win

PM Takaichi congratulates Kimura on Olympic snowboarding win

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi congratulates snowboarder Kira Kimura from Tokyo by phone on Feb. 8, 2026, after he won the men's big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics the previous day. (Pool photo)

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PM Takaichi congratulates Kimura on Olympic snowboarding win

PM Takaichi congratulates Kimura on Olympic snowboarding win

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi congratulates snowboarder Kira Kimura from Tokyo by phone on Feb. 8, 2026, after he won the men's big air gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic flag is carried during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic flag is carried during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Former Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) waves as he carries the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The Olympic rings hang over the stage during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympic mascot Tina (R) and her Paralympic counterpart Milo are seen ahead of the opening ceremony of the games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympic mascot Tina (R) and her Paralympic counterpart Milo are seen ahead of the opening ceremony of the games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympic mascot Tina (R) and her Paralympic counterpart Milo are seen ahead of the opening ceremony of the games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympic mascot Tina (R) and her Paralympic counterpart Milo are seen ahead of the opening ceremony of the games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (L) and Italian President Sergio Mattarella attend the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (4th from R) and Italian President Sergio Mattarella (3rd from R) attend the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Medical staff pose in front of snow Olympic rings in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics later in the day.

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IOC head Coventry

IOC head Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks during a press conference in Milan on Feb. 4, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC head Coventry

IOC head Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks during a press conference in Milan on Feb. 4, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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[Breaking News]IOC President Coventry

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 3 Kyodo - International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6. (Kyodo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

The Olympic flame is pictured after arriving at Piazza Duomo in Milan during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Italian Ballet dancer Nicoletta Manni holds the Olympic flame in front of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Images of the Olympic rings and the Three Agitos Paralympic symbol are projected on a building near Piazza Duomo during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

People await the arrival of the Olympic flame in Piazza Duomo in Milan during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Italian Ballet dancer Nicoletta Manni holds the Olympic flame in front of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Italian Ballet dancer Nicoletta Manni carrying the Olympic flame arrives at Piazza Duomo in Milan during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

A runner carrying the Olympic flame arrives at the athletes' village in Milan during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

A runner carrying the Olympic flame arrives at the athletes' village in Milan during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay on Feb. 5, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

People pose for a photo at the Olympic rings at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo shows one of the two Milan Cortina Winter Olympic cauldrons at the Peace Arch in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo shows one of the two Milan Cortina Olympic cauldrons at the Peace Arch in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo shows one of the two Milan Cortina Olympic cauldrons at the Peace Arch in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2026, shows snow Olympic rings near Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy. The park will host freestyle skiing and snowboard competitions at the Milan Cortina Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2026, shows snow Olympic rings near Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy. The park will host freestyle skiing and snowboard competitions at the Milan Cortina Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

A runner carries the Olympic flame during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

A runner carries the Olympic flame during the Milan Cortina Olympics torch relay in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Torch relay runners transfer the Olympic flame in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Milan Cortina Olympics: Torch relay

Torch relay runners transfer the Olympic flame in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Italian sports minister

Milan Cortina Olympics: Italian sports minister

Italian Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi speaks during an interview in Rome in January 2026. He blasted Russia for its continued attacks on Ukraine despite the United Nations having adopted a General Assembly resolution on the Olympic truce during the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics.

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