US EditionWinter Olympics 2026 Guide: All You Need to Know About the Milan–Cortina Games
The 2026 Winter Olympics will feature 16 sports including new events and award 116 gold medals, with venues spread across northern Italy and global broadcast coverage.
- The Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will award 116 gold medals across 16 sports, with competition running Feb. 4-22 and the opening ceremony on Feb. 6.
- This edition will be the most geographically spread-out in history, anchored by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo more than 250 miles by road with three other mountain clusters and the closing ceremony in Verona 100 miles east of Milan.
- Milan's venues show unique quirks as hockey arenas were still under construction in December with a main rink about 3 feet shorter than NHL and PWHL players expect, while the Cortina athletes' village has more than 350 mobile homes near the Dolomite Mountains.
- Scheduling will be shaped by primetime needs and time differences as NBC carries showcase events at night while Peacock streams sports, with dozens of countries adjusting for U.S. Eastern time six hours behind Milan and Cortina.
- Ahead of the opening, sports federations are deciding on Russian athletes' neutral participation after an independent review process, while ski mountaineering debuts and skeleton, luge, and large hill ski jumping add new events.
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By The Associated Press The countdown has begun for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is underway, and some of the world's top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in total, including some never before seen, and 116 gold medals will be awarded. These will be the most geographically dispersed Winter Games in history: The two main competition venues are the city of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, the exclusive w…
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Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games
The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. This will be the most spread-out Winter Games in history, with events in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, over 400 kilometers apart.
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