Here are some of the most unusual Winter Olympic sports in history, from ski ballet and military patrol to dog sled racing and skijoring.

Winter Olympic curling semi-final schedule and results after Team GB qualify - Team GB’s men have scraped into the semi-finals but the women agonisingly missed out at Milano-Cortina 2026

"Milan has been very nice, and the people have been very hospitable. I'm walking everywhere, some people recognize me as the world's greatest curler, and some people have no idea who I am," said Shaq, laughing. When asked which winter sport he would compete in, the Big Diesel had two picks in mind.

Skjevdal’s gold in the men’s biathlon mass start gives Norway 17 gold medals at these Games, setting a new record for most at a single Winter Olympics. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has played a key role,

Kaapo Kakko and Eeli Tolvanen are playing well and gaining confidence as Team Finland takes on Canada in Winter Olympic semifinal action Friday, something the Kraken hope can be brought back with them

BBC Sport explores the special scheme which has taken athletes to gold medal glory in sports they had never tried before.

Canada is on the board in the 2026 Winter Olympics. With Sidney Crosby and Marie-Philip Poulin waiting in the wings, more hardware could be on the horizon.