Both Ilia Malinin and Simone Biles have seen themselves fall from grace and been put through a lot mentally. For the gymnast, it was back at the Tokyo Olympics as the weight of expectation caused a temporary disconnect between her mind and body (twisties), forcing her to abandon the event.

High-profile athletes like Ilia Malinin carry expectations for themselves, their families, teammates, nations and sponsors. Social media makes it harder.

Here is our guide to Milan-Cortina 2026: the events you need to know about, the biggest names in the athletes’ village and when every one of the 53 Team GB athletes is in action. Look out for a medal next to events below for potential British success.

Katie Uhlaender, the five time Olympic skeleton racer, told The Post, “I’ve had days where I can’t eat because I am in so much pain.”

Here is our guide to Milan-Cortina 2026: the events you need to know about, the biggest names in the athletes’ village and when every one of the 53 Team GB athletes is in action. Look out for a medal next to events below for potential British success.

Simone Biles knows how much pressure athletes face during the Olympics. In fact, the iconic United States gymnast once had to pull out right in the middle of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At that time, Biles revealed that the immense psychological pressure had gotten to her, forcing her to withdraw from the competition altogether.

With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to celebrate — an Olympic medal. The win for the 25-year-old known in Brazil as “O cara do ski” — the skiing dude — happened on the first full day of Carnival, the pre-Lenten party that fills city streets with revelers drinking and dancing to their hearts' content.

Nobody is forced to come to the Olympics. The athletes in Milan and Cortina dreamed about these two weeks long before the flames were lit in northern Italy. For others who arrived here as the bold-faced names in their sport and heavy medal favorites, the business of the Olympics is more complicated.

Here is our guide to Milan-Cortina 2026: the events you need to know about, the biggest names in the athletes’ village and when every one of the 53 Team GB athletes is in action. Look out for a medal next to events below for potential British success.