The 2026 Winter Olympics will run from Feb. 4 through Feb. 22. The nearly three-week sports extravaganza begins with the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 6 in Milan’s San Siro Stadio. Mariah Carey is slated to perform, alongside renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, The White Lotus ’ Sabrina Impacciatore and pianist Lang Lang.

NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2036, which are scheduled for Milan Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028), French Alps (2030), Brisbane (2032), Utah (2034), and the 2036 Summer Games.

Milan, a financial and fashion hub in northern Italy, will host ice sports such as figure skating and hockey, while Cortina, a resort town in an alpine valley in the Italian Dolomites, will host skiing, snowboarding, and other mountain events.

The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics kick off in February 2026! Check out fun facts about athletes, events and more now.

It’s time to strap on the ski boots and wrap up warm – the Winter Olympics begin this Friday. After the Opening Ceremony for Milan-Cortina 2026 is held, the sport properly kicks into gear over the weekend,

Here's what's new at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, from the debut of ski mountaineering to new events in alpine skiing and luge.

MILAN (AP) — Workers in hard hats and orange vests scurried around behind the scenes Wednesday inside the freshly built main hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Olympics. On the concourse less than 24 hours before doors open to fans,

Here’s everything you need to know about the Milan 2026 Olympics Opening Ceremony taking place on Feb. 6.

Thousands of Italian security officers will be deployed, though the presence of U.S. ICE personnel has stirred anger. Italian officials said Wednesday they had thwarted a Russian cyberattack aimed at some Olympics hotels.

Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of the effects of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday.