Follow live coverage as the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan gets underway officially with snowboarding, speed skating and more

There will be 93 countries, plus numerous athletes from Russia and Belarus, competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Get the latest news on the Milan Cortina Olympics. The opening ceremony kicked off the 2026 Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 6.

For many decades, Olympic Games included "demonstration sports." Some, like curling, became part of the permanent roster. But others, like skijoring, didn't stick around.

Polish athletes who claim gold at the Winter Olympics, which begin on Friday, stand to receive a remarkable rewards package including more than PLN 1 million (EUR 240,000)  in cash, a car and a flat,

The end of the 2026 Olympic torch relay culminated with the lighting of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics cauldrons at the opening ceremony on Feb. 6.

The message Kendall Coyne Schofield posted on her social media was not terribly difficult to decipher. A framed blackboard propped in front of Schofield’s two dogs, Penny and Blue, spelled out the message: Baby Schofield Coming Summer 2023.

Americans who top the podium at the Milan Cortina Games will be in line for a $37,500 bonus. Their competitors could collect as much as $800,000.