ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, January 22, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) will host the 2026

MILAN (AP) — Skating into Olympic medal contention despite a hearing impairment, Las Vegas-born ice dancer Diana Davis is helping make the country of Georgia a surprise contender. The team event is figure skating's ultimate test of depth.

Nika Egadze and the figure skating team just missed out on the country’s first medal at the Winter Games.

MILAN, Italy (AP) — Nikita Volodin's career had stalled in Russia. Then came a move to Germany, which made him an Olympic medal contender. Volodin teamed up with German skater Minerva Hase in 2022, after nearly four years out of elite-level competition skating in ice shows.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games officially open Friday. One athlete with Georgia ties will compete at the winter games.

Here’s what to know about the Team USA bobsledder representing the state of GA for Team USA. And here’s how to watch the Olympics live.

In a closer-than-expected competition, the USA topped Japan to win the first figure skating medal of the 2026 games

The state of Georgia has one athlete on Team USA this year, a Douglasville native on her fifth Olympics team. Here's how to watch her events.

The people in the country of Georgia speak the Georgian language. It has its own alphabet and doesn't really align with other nearby languages. Since Georgia was in the Soviet Union until 1991, some there still speak Russian. And as with the rest of the world, English continues to grow.