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Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games
The 2026 Winter Olympics will feature 16 sports including new events like ski mountaineering, with 116 gold medals awarded across venues in Milan, Cortina, and surrounding mountain clusters.
- On Feb. 4 the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics open, running Feb. 4–22 with curling as the first scheduled event and featuring 16 sports on the program.
- Organizers note the Games are unusually spread out, with primary sites in Milan, Italy and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy plus three other mountain clusters and a closing ceremony in Verona, 160 km east of Milan.
- Next month the Games will debut ski mountaineering, featuring about 3-minute sprint races and a mixed relay with one female and one male athlete, governed by the ISMF representing roughly 55 federations.
- Expect the first golds around Feb. 7 with marquee finals through Feb. 18, NHL stars Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid highlight hockey, and NBC will air primetime events streaming on Peacock.
- Venue reports show Milan hockey arenas were still under construction in December, the main rink is about 3 feet shorter than NHL/PWHL norms, Cortina athletes' village has more than 350 mobile homes, and the torch relay is already underway.
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