The Winter Olympics are the world’s greatest celebration of snow and ice sports, bringing together the best athletes from across the globe.
The 2026 Milan-Cortina Games are the most geographically spread-out in history, spanning 22,000 km² of northern Italy, enough land to fit 117 million average British gardens.
First held in 1924 in Chamonix, France, the Winter Olympics have grown into one of the world’s most iconic sporting events.This year, athletes are competing across 16 sports and a record 116 medal events, including alpine skiing, ice hockey, figure skating, snowboarding and bobsleigh. Source: Dataloft by PriceHubble, Olympics.com, ONS, average garden is 188 sq m