The 2026 Olympics are on the horizon.
The Winter Games will be held in Italy for the third time, as the world's greatest athletes will hit the slopes, ice and track in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Italy is returning as the host nation 20 years after the and 70 years after the .
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How to watch the 2026 Olympics in Milan Cortina
The Milan Cortina Olympics will go from Feb. 4-22, 2026.
The Winter Games officially commence with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 6, but several events will start before that. Curling will be the first sport of the Games with opening matches on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Beginning action in women's ice hockey and snowboarding will also commence on Thursday, Feb. 5, a day before the Opening Ceremony.
and will present live Olympic events each morning and afternoon. 온라인카지노사이트 will offer its with at least five hours of daytime coverage each day. That live coverage will include figure skating, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating and more.
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Peacock will stream every sport and . It is also bringing back "Gold Zone," with more details to come on the popular whip-around show.
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What is the time difference between Milan Cortina and the U.S.?
Milan is in the Central European Time Zone — the same time zone as Paris — which is seven hours ahead of North American Central Time.
Team USA medal count
The U.S. is among the strongest countries when it comes to the Winter Olympics, but it does not stand atop the all-time medal count.
Team USA has earned 330 medals in its Winter Olympic history, including 114 gold. It finished fifth in the overall medal count (25) at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and had the third-most gold medals (9).
Norway is the only country with more Winter Olympic medals than the U.S. The country took home the most hardware from Beijing, as it earned 37 medals in the competition to bring its Winter Olympic total to 405.
Team USA did its best work in snowboarding and freestyle skiing at the Beijing Winter Games. The Americans earned three gold medals in snowboarding and eight total medals in freestyle skiing (two gold, four silver and two bronze). They also earned three medals in figure skating, bobsled and speedskating while also medaling in cross-country skiing (two), alpine skiing (one) and ice hockey (one).
Team USA Olympians at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics
Team USA fans will see some familiar faces at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
Alpine skiing icon Mikaela Shiffrin is back after a disappointing run in Beijing. The three-time Olympic medalist did not reach the podium at the last Winter Olympics, and she will be looking to reclaim the success she saw in Sochi and PyeongChang.
Shiffrin could potentially be joined by another skiing legend. At 40 years old, Lindsey Vonn is looking to make an improbable comeback and compete in Milan after coming out of retirement in December.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates will lead a strong U.S. figure skating contingent in Milan. The was part of the gold-winning team event for Team USA in Beijing, and there will be plenty of competition to fill out the roster as they go for a repeat.
Chloe Kim is taking things even higher. The California kid is chasing an Olympic three-peat in the snowboarding halfpipe after winning as a 17-year-old in PyeongChang and 21-year-old in Beijing.
has taken speed skating by storm. Like Kim, Stolz made his Olympic debut at 17 years old. Now, the Wisconsin native has put together an impressive unbeaten streak and enters 2026 as a favorite to give Team USA its first men's speed skating gold since 2010.
For the first time in 12 years, NHL players are returning to the Olympics. Team USA has not medaled in men's ice hockey since 2010 and is chasing its first gold medal since the "Miracle on Ice" team of 1980. American stars like Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes will lead the way for Team USA, which got a taste of international competition in the 4 Nations Face-Off, where it lost to Canada in a thrilling championship tilt.
2026 Milan Cortina Olympics sports
The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics will feature 116 medal events across 16 sports.
Ski mountaineering will make its debut on the Winter Olympic program in the upcoming Games. Competitors will combine uphill climbing with downhill skiing as they traverse northern Italian terrain.
Here is a breakdown of each sport's competition schedule, medal events and rules:
Alpine skiing
- Competition schedule: Feb. 7-18
- Medal events: 10
Biathlon
- Competition schedule: Feb. 8-21
- Medal events: 11
Bobsled
- Competition schedule: Feb. 15-22
- Medal events: 4
Cross-country skiing
- Competition schedule: Feb. 7-22
- Medal events: 12
Curling
- Competition schedule: Feb. 4-22
- Medal events: 3
Figure skating
- Competition schedule: Feb. 6-21
- Medal events: 5
Freestyle skiing
- Competition schedule: Feb. 7-21
- Medal events: 15
Ice hockey
- Competition schedule: Feb. 5-22
- Medal events: 2
Luge
- Competition schedule: Feb. 7-12
- Medal events: 5
Nordic combined
- Competition schedule: Feb. 11-19
- Medal events: 3
Short track speed skating
- Competition schedule: Feb. 10-20
- Medal events: 9
Skeleton
- Competition schedule: Feb. 12-15
- Medal events: 3
Ski jumping
- Competition schedule: Feb. 7-16
- Medal events: 6
Ski mountaineering
- Competition schedule: Feb. 19-21
- Medal events: 3
Snowboard
- Competition schedule: Feb. 5-18
- Medal events: 11
Speed skating
- Competition schedule: Feb. 7-21
- Medal events: 14
2026 Milan Cortina Olympics venues
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be spread out across several parts of Italy.
Here's a breakdown of the and which sports will take place in which locations:
2026 Milan Cortina Olympics venues
Click on a cluster to see the venues at that location.
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- Anterselva Biathlon Arena (Biathlon)
- Stelvio Ski Center (Alpine skiing, ski mountaineering)
- Cortina Sliding Center (Bobsled, luge, skeleton)
- Tofane Alpine Skiing Center (Alpine skiing)
- Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium (Curling)
- Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park (Freestyle skiing)
- Livigno Snow Park (Freestyle skiing, snowboarding)
- Milano Ice Skating Arena (Figure skating, short track speed skating)
- Milano Ice Park (Ice hockey, speed skating)
- Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena (Ice hockey)
- San Siro Olympic Stadium (Olympic Opening Ceremony)
- Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium (Nordic combined, ski jumping)
- Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium (Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined)
- Verona Olympic Arena (Olympic Closing Ceremony)
Lake Placid, New York is being considered a potential backup location for sliding sports if the Cortina Sliding Center is not finished by the start of the 2026 Winter Games.
