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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games to kick off Fri.

2026 Winter Olympics: Athletes, events and milestones by the numbers

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition on snow and ice.

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Africa at the Winter Olympics - South Africa sends five athletes to Milano Cortina

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Cortina Is Abuzz for the Winter Olympics. Co-Host Milan Not So Much

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2026 Winter Olympics live updates: Women's hockey kicks off; Team USA curling defeats Norway, Switzerland

The U.S. women won handily 5-1 in their first hockey match of the Games, facing Czechia in the Group A preliminary round.

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Cortina is abuzz for the Winter Olympics. Co-host Milan not so much

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Ski Mountaineering: Winter Olympics Milano Cortina 2026

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Winter Olympics opening ceremony time, TV schedule, channel, live stream to watch 2026 Milan Cortina event

The opening ceremony will kick things off from San Siro Stadium in Milan.

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2026 Winter Olympics: Opening ceremony preparation for Milan Cortina Games underway

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Winter Olympics today: Key events in Thursday’s schedule and how to watch on TV

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Winter Olympics live updates: Men's alpine training results, schedule today

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Live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Winter Olympics 2026 live updates: Latest from the Games today with ice hockey, skiing, curling action

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The Winter Olympics get 8 new events, including the first new sport in decades

These Winter Olympics will feature a new sport for the first time in over three decades.

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IOC open to earlier dates for future Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of warmer temperatures

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Even snowmaking won’t save the future of the Winter Olympics

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Everything that happened at Winter Olympics 2026 on Wednesday, February 4 as the curling started

Curling kicked off the competitive action with four mixed doubles matches, while there were training runs for the alpine skiers and training in the men's luge this evening.

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Don’t Miss These Winter Olympic Games That Are Happening Before the Opening Ceremony

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Winter Olympics: What you need to know

When will Africa win its first Winter Olympic medal?

Three countries will be making their Winter Olympic debuts at the 2026 Games, the African nations of Benin and Guinea Bissau along with the United Arab Emirates. But with the established winter sport nations such as Norway,

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One last slalom for Eritrean trailblazer Abeda

Eritrean athlete Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda took up skiing reluctantly but will retire after his third Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina following a career forged against the odds.

How many nations will be at the Winter Olympics? Here's a list of every country

The 2026 Winter Olympics will begin this week when competitors walk under the wave of their nation's flags at Friday's Opening Ceremony. The ceremony not only offers Olympians a chance to represent their country on the international stage,