Andy Bull is a senior sports writer for The Guardian.
February 2026
Federica Brignone sparks Italian joy with second gold as Mikaela Shiffrin struggles
‘More bling’: Matt Weston targets second Winter Olympics gold after skeleton glory
Sweeping romance: the married couples of Cortina’s Winter Olympic curling rink
Matt Weston slides to skeleton gold as Team GB finally win medal at Winter Olympics
Dolomites diary: lederhosen, late buses and the anatomy of an Olympic ski jumper
Winter Olympics 2026: Ukrainian athlete kicked out over helmet tribute, Lollobrigida claims dramatic speed skating gold – as it happened
‘It’s emptiness’: banned Ukrainian athlete accuses IOC of fuelling Russia’s propaganda
Team GB’s Matt Weston leads golden charge as skeleton rivals unite behind banned Ukrainian
‘I’m happy to defend my country’: meet Greenland’s Olympian defying Donald Trump
French biathlete guilty of fraud wins Olympic gold while scammed teammate comes 80th
Muirhead vows to rally Team GB as curling defeat means wait goes on for Winter Olympic medal
Flying rumour, or ground for concern? The lengths ski jumpers go to for Olympic glory
Lindsey Vonn airlifted to hospital after crashing out of Olympic downhill race
Cortina awakens to embrace competitive curling couples and Vonn’s valiant gold bid
House of ice on a warming planet: Italy’s turn for the Olympics winter mirage
Pipe leaks and puck joy: Milan’s winter wasteland comes alive for ice hockey opener
Heated rivalries and curling couples: 10 things to look out for at the Winter Olympics
January 2026
‘A very Italian problem’: inside the fight against the mafia and corruption at the Winter Olympics
Construction works for Milano Cortina have been a lightning rod for suspected infiltration by organised crime, but anti-mafia groups have adopted an approach that will help future hosts
Fans and Welsh rugby chiefs at odds over plan to cut one of four professional sides
WRU leaders have told Westminster MPs that the union has the public’s support in axing one of the four regions in order to save a ‘broken’ game in Wales
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Revealed after 100 years: how a corrupt official robbed Percy Fender of the England captaincy
Documentary makers seeking funds to finish making film of an extraordinary man and his influence on the game
