Athletes and fans brave the snow and cold at the Winter Games, in photos

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Athletes and fans brave the snow and cold at the Winter Games, in photos

2026-02-17 20:13 Last Updated At：02-18 16:36

Heavy snowfall continues to sweep across the mountain venues of the Winter Games, postponing some events but failing to stop the action as athletes push through snow-covered courses and bundled-up fans endure the cold to cheer them on.

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Domen Prevc, of Slovenia, launches off the ramp during his final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Andreas Wellinger, center, and Philipp Raimund, of Germany, left, react as a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Germany and Poland fans on the stands wait while a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Austria's Lara Wolf competes during the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Spectators watch a skier as he trains before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Poland fans wait while a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

A worker blows snow off the course during heavy snow before the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Fans for Germany's Emma Weiss brave heavy snow during a weather delay before the women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The slopestyle course is seen during heavy snow before the women's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Athletes train before the men's 4 x 7.5km biathlon relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Workers remove snow on the finish area before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Heavy snow falls, postponing the women's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

China's Eileen Gu practices before the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Snow-covered skis are lined up at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Olympic signage is covered in snow at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Fans for United States' Kyra Dossa brave heavy snow during a weather delay before women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Volunteers remove snow on the finish area before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

An Italian athlete trains before the men's 4 x 7.5km biathlon relay as heavy snow falls at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Domen Prevc, of Slovenia, launches off the ramp during his final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Andreas Wellinger, center, and Philipp Raimund, of Germany, left, react as a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Germany and Poland fans on the stands wait while a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Austria's Lara Wolf competes during the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Spectators watch a skier as he trains before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Poland fans wait while a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

A worker blows snow off the course during heavy snow before the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Fans for Germany's Emma Weiss brave heavy snow during a weather delay before the women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The slopestyle course is seen during heavy snow before the women's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Athletes train before the men's 4 x 7.5km biathlon relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Workers remove snow on the finish area before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Heavy snow falls, postponing the women's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

China's Eileen Gu practices before the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Snow-covered skis are lined up at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Olympic signage is covered in snow at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Fans for United States' Kyra Dossa brave heavy snow during a weather delay before women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Volunteers remove snow on the finish area before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

An Italian athlete trains before the men's 4 x 7.5km biathlon relay as heavy snow falls at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were killed after a Russian drone attacked a minibus in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials said Saturday, in the latest barrage of civilian areas, a hallmark of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

Seven people were also wounded in the attack, regional head Oleksandr Prokudin said. Hours later Russia attacked another minibus in Kherson, wounding the driver, he said.

Meanwhile, along the northern border with Belarus, Ukraine recorded “rather unusual” activity on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram on Saturday. Without elaborating, he said activity was seen on the Belarusian side of the border and that Ukraine would act if matters escalated.

“We are closely documenting and keeping the situation under control. If necessary, we will react,” he said.

Belarus, a close ally of the Kremlin, has allowed Russia to use its territory as a staging ground to send troops into Ukraine and to host some of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons.

On Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a Russian strike damaged port infrastructure in the city of Odesa. No casualties were reported.

Ukrainian civilians have endured relentless air assaults since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor more than four years ago. U.S.-brokered talks between Moscow and Kyiv over the past year have brought no respite, with Russia rejecting Ukraine’s offer of a ceasefire, and in recent weeks the Iran war has diverted international attention from Ukraine’s plight.

Meanwhile, on the roughly 1,250-kilometer (750-mile) front line, Russia claimed Saturday it had taken control of the village of Myropillia in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region.

It was not possible to independently verify the battlefield claims, and Ukraine did not immediately comment.

In Russia, local officials in the Krasnodar region said that a fire that broke out Friday following a Ukrainian strike on an oil terminal in the Black Sea city of Tuapse was put out on Saturday.

Ukrainian drones have hit the oil refinery and export terminal in Tuapse on four occasions in just over two weeks, sparking fires that prompted local evacuations and sent up massive plumes of smoke.

Ukraine has escalated its long-distance strikes against Russian oil facilities in an effort to slash Moscow’s oil exports, a key source of funding for its grinding invasion of Ukraine. But the economic impact is so far unclear, as the rise in oil prices from the Iran war, and a related easing of U.S. sanctions, have helped replenish the Kremlin’s coffers.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

Athletes and fans brave the snow and cold at the Winter Games, in photos

Athletes and fans brave the snow and cold at the Winter Games, in photos

Domen Prevc, of Slovenia, launches off the ramp during his final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Andreas Wellinger, center, and Philipp Raimund, of Germany, left, react as a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Germany and Poland fans on the stands wait while a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Austria's Lara Wolf competes during the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Spectators watch a skier as he trains before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Poland fans wait while a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

A worker blows snow off the course during heavy snow before the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Fans for Germany's Emma Weiss brave heavy snow during a weather delay before the women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The slopestyle course is seen during heavy snow before the women's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Athletes train before the men's 4 x 7.5km biathlon relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Workers remove snow on the finish area before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Heavy snow falls, postponing the women's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

China's Eileen Gu practices before the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Snow-covered skis are lined up at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Olympic signage is covered in snow at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Fans for United States' Kyra Dossa brave heavy snow during a weather delay before women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Volunteers remove snow on the finish area before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

An Italian athlete trains before the men's 4 x 7.5km biathlon relay as heavy snow falls at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Domen Prevc, of Slovenia, launches off the ramp during his final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Andreas Wellinger, center, and Philipp Raimund, of Germany, left, react as a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Germany and Poland fans on the stands wait while a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Austria's Lara Wolf competes during the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Spectators watch a skier as he trains before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Poland fans wait while a snowfall interrupts the final round jump of the ski jumping men's super team competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

A worker blows snow off the course during heavy snow before the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Fans for Germany's Emma Weiss brave heavy snow during a weather delay before the women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The slopestyle course is seen during heavy snow before the women's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Athletes train before the men's 4 x 7.5km biathlon relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Workers remove snow on the finish area before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Heavy snow falls, postponing the women's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

China's Eileen Gu practices before the women's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Snow-covered skis are lined up at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Olympic signage is covered in snow at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Fans for United States' Kyra Dossa brave heavy snow during a weather delay before women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Volunteers remove snow on the finish area before the Biathlon Men's 4 x 7.5km Relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

An Italian athlete trains before the men's 4 x 7.5km biathlon relay as heavy snow falls at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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