Explore which states have the highest number of athletes competing for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2026 Winter Games, and search for your own hometown.

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

The opening ceremony is taking place on Friday, but these winter games just couldn't wait.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.

MILAN — Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched the United States’ women’s hockey team take on Czechia on Thursday, the first stop in a trip planned to include a visit to the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony Friday night.

Simona de Silvestro will compete in the monobob and two-woman bob events at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

All of the 2026 Winter Olympics will be available to stream on Peacock, while NBC and USA will show Snowboarding on TV. If you want to watch snowboarding online, you can subscribe to Peacock or get a live TV streaming service that carries NBC and USA.