Recap of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics (5 mins)

The Winter Olympics in Italy now seems like a distant memory, but it is nice to look back and remember the highlights. This is some of what we learned at Milano Cortina 2026.  

The German athletes are still the best on sleds. The Dutch are still the fastest on skates. The Norwegians are unbeatable on skis. Japan and the US are dominant in snowboarding events and in figure skating and found themselves competing for many of those medals. And Canada still do pretty well in curling and hockey. 

SailGP 2025: A New Era of High-Stakes Racing

The new SailGP sailing series is a go.  The season just started yesterday, November 23rd 2024, in Abu Dhabi with the first of 14 events getting underway. There will be one event in 2024 and the rest in 2025 culminating next November.  Team NZ beat Team USA in the finals yesterday.  This new season is off to a thrilling start, with new teams, new technology, and heightened competition.

Several significant changes have reshaped the SailGP landscape:

A Symphony of Sound at the Paris Paralympics

The Paralympic Games, a global sporting event for athletes with disabilities, have a rich history dating back to the mid-20th century. The Games originated after World War 2 at a military hospital in London, where sports competitions for paraplegic war veterans were held. Since then, the Paralympic Games have evolved significantly, expanding to include athletes with various disabilities and gaining international recognition. 

Looking back at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games were a spectacle of athletic prowess and international camaraderie. While every event offered its own unique thrill, some stood out as particularly popular among spectators and athletes alike. Here's a recap of some of the most incredible moments from the Games.

OLYMPICS SUMMARY (BEFORE PARIS)

Here is a summary of statistics and results from the Summer Olympics over the course of history (last 128 years).  The first table is the historical medal count for all Modern Summer Olympics prior to Paris 2024:

	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	1061	830	738	2629
2	Russia	608	515	501	1624
3	Germany	438	457	491	1386
4	Great Britain	284	318	314	916
5	China	263	199	174	636
6	France	223	251	277	751
7	Italy	217	188	213	618
8	Hungary	181	154	176	511
9	Japan	169	150	178	497
10	Australia	164	173	210	547

Pre-Paris historical number of medals per million of population for the top countries (Russia includes former USSR, Germany includes former East and West):