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- On Friday, Feb. 6 the Milano‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games open with the ceremony while curling begins two days earlier on Feb. 4; the Games conclude Feb. 22 at the Verona Olympic Arena with events across Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
- Italy will host the Winter Olympics for the third time and spread competitions across northern Italian locations including Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, while organizers added ski‑mountaineering sprints, a mixed relay, mixed‑team skeleton, and dual moguls.
- Figure skating will include five medal events and a team event of eight segments at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, which seats approximately 9,800 and is about 30 minutes from central Milan.
- Roughly 2,900 athletes from more than 90 national Olympic committees will compete, with Team USA sending 232 athletes, while NBC airs the Games, Peacock streams exclusively, and CBC offers up to 22 hours daily.
- The Winter Paralympic Games will begin on March 6 and run until March 15, with mascots Tina and Milo representing the Games while Russia remains banned from all Winter Olympic sports.
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Figure skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games
Figure skating, the oldest sport in the Winter Olympic Games, has a rich history that extends beyond the Winter Olympics. It first appeared in the Summer Games in London in 1908 and again at the 1920 Games in Antwerp. Until 1972, the sport included only men’s and women’s singles and pairs events. Ice dance was introduced to the Olympic program in 1976. Russia, who was banned from every Winter Olympic sport following the invasion of Ukraine, and …
Hottest Hungarian athletes to watch at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
As the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo draw closer (Feb 6-22), Hungary is likely to dispatch one of its larger winter Olympic delegations in recent history, who will compete in five different disciplines. Hungary may be more famous for its summer Olympic success but the buildup to Milan-Cortina is drawing attention to a number of Hungarian athletes who could cause a stir by achieving personal bests, national milestones and ev…
During the Milano Cortina Olympic Games, all ICI Télé shows will take a break, apart from Antigang, which keeps its clock box (Monday to Thursday at 7 p.m.).What will happen...
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