The International Olympic Committee have banned Greenland from competing at the Olympic Games for a political reason.On February 6 the 2026 Winter Olympics got underway across in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, with 2,900 athletes from more than 90 countries competing across 16 days.Norway currently lead the medals table with 14, including seven gold medals, while hosts Italy have taken home the most medals overall with 17, six of which are gold, with team GB yet to win a single medal.

However, perhaps more so than the medals themselves, the biggest stories from the Winter Olympics this year have happened outside of events, including several political controversies.Politics have always played a major role in the Olympic Games, with the IOC forced to deal with many difficult decisions, including one that led them to refusing to athletes from one nation to represent their homeland.Heading into the Winter Olympic Games, one of the many ongoing political situations impacting the event is US President Donald Trump’s threats take control of Greenland.The 45th and 47th President believes the United States must acquire the world’s largest island, with a population of 55,000, for national and global security reasons.With such a small population, many would assume that Greenland are unable to compete in the Olympic Games, but that is not the case as there are two Greenlandic athletes competing here at Milano Cortina