No, North Korea is not at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It's not actually because of a ban, though. The North Koreans simply didn't have anyone qualify for these Games. North Korea last competed in the Winter Olympics in 2018.

REMSEN, N.Y. -- Erin Hamlin-Hodge is stepping into a new role as a luge analyst for NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics. Hamlin-Hodge, who is a 2014 bronze medalist and the only female on Team USA to medal in singles luge, will begin her analyst duties in Italy. She left the sport in 2018 but has remained closely connected to luge.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Justin Reiter is a rarity in snowboarding. He is an American who made his career carving curves into the snow banks at high speeds, instead of launching his board airborne from the halfpipe.

Vonn has been on a historic comeback attempt for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Lizzy Yarnold, Team GBs most successful winter Olympian, tells Sky Sports Geraint Hughes why the 2026 Games can be a successful one for the latest crop of stars - and world champion Matt Weston in par