2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: Everything to know about this year's Winter Games

All eyes volition beryllium connected Italy arsenic the European state hosts the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Winter Games volition beryllium hosted successful Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo – an historical archetypal for the Olympics. It volition beryllium the archetypal Games held nether International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry and the 3rd clip it volition beryllium held successful the country.

There volition beryllium 16 antithetic sports connected show during the games with 116 medal events. Ski mountaineering volition debut arsenic a athletics and the NHL has allowed its players to vie successful the Olympics for the archetypal clip since 2014.

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IOC President Kirsty Coventry speaks to volunteers up of the Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (Daniele Mascolo/Pool Photo via AP)

With the opening ceremonies conscionable days away, work beneath for everything fans request to cognize astir this year’s Games.

What metropolis is hosting the 2026 Olympics?

The Olympic Rings basal adjacent Anterselva di Sopra, which volition big the biathlon contention arsenic portion of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, successful Anterselva Di Mezzo, Italy, Jan. 31, 2026. (Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch)

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the Winter Olympics to a associated bid by Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, connected June 24, 2019. The Italian sites were awarded implicit a associated bid by Sweden, which went with Stockholm and Âre. It is the archetypal Olympics to beryllium co-hosted by 2 cities.

The opening ceremonial volition instrumentality spot astatine Stadio San Siro successful Milan. It’s the largest stadium successful Italy and 1 of the largest successful Europe. Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater, volition beryllium the tract of the closing ceremonies.

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When does it begin?

Police locomotion by the Olympic Village up of the Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The Winter Olympics volition officially statesman connected Feb. 6 and extremity Feb. 22. The archetypal medals volition beryllium awarded connected Feb. 7 successful alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, velocity skating, skis jumping and snowboarding events.

How to watch?

NBC volition aerial circumstantial events connected its cablegram channels and volition watercourse each events unrecorded connected Peacock.

What to expect?

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, successful Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

The 2026 Winter Olympics are being held successful Europe for the archetypal clip since 2006, erstwhile it was held successful Turin, Italy. Entering the Olympic Games this clip around, the U.S. isn’t the powerhouse successful wintertime sports arsenic they are successful the summer.

The U.S. finished successful 3rd spot successful full medals successful 2022 successful Beijing. The Americans were besides tied for 3rd spot successful the fig of golden medals with China. Norway and Germany are the 2 countries that person dominated successful wintertime sports successful the past fewer Winter Games.

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Russian and Belarusian athletes are besides banned from competing nether their flags implicit Russia’s warfare successful Ukraine. The athletes volition vie arsenic Individual Neutral Athletes.

Benin, Guinea-Bissau and the United Arab Emirates are making their Winter Olympics debuts this clip around.

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