Moguls were the first freestyle skiing discipline to join the Olympic program, at the Albertville 1992 Games.

The 2026 Winter Olympics opened competition Wednesday night with the first curling matches on the schedule in Cortina only for the action to come to a brief halt because of a power outage.

Nearly 3,000 athletes from more than 90 nations will compete for Olympic medals this year.

But a traditionally strong team will be missing from the roster—Russia.

Figure skating is taking the ice today at the 2026 Winter Olympics.