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Winter Olympics opening ceremony highlights

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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Winter Olympics opening ceremony highlights: Team USA athletes cheered

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2026 Winter Olympics: Team USA athletes to watch, medal favorites, potential breakout stars in each sport

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Relive the Winter Olympics opening ceremony as it happened

Ceremony staged at Milan's San Siro Stadium with Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli among performers, athletes parades also across northern Italy

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Olympics opening ceremony style guide: Best looks at 2026 Milan Games

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Political tensions surface at slick Milano Cortina opening ceremony

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The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics open

Athletes from more than 90 countries chase 116 gold medals across 16 sports, with new events like ski mountaineering making their Olympic debut.

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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: All the Biggest Moments From the Games’ Kickoff

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How to watch Winter Olympics opening ceremony as Mariah Carey tops star-studded line-up

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Winter Olympics hockey rules and format: How the tournament works

The 2026 Winter Olympics are here, and ice hockey is set to deliver nonstop action. Not sure how the game works? Learn the rules and format below!

Google Doodle celebrates Winter Olympics, curling; how to play game

Today's Google Doodle game celebrates the sport of curling at the Winter Olympics 2026, which started today, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, ahead of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies on Friday, Feb. 6. To see interactive Google Doodles or play Google Doodle curling, go to Google.com.

The Winter Olympics are here. Plus: A quick primer, schedule and what to expect from this newsletter

Each day in this space, we’ll call out the biggest events on the upcoming schedule. For the first edition, check out Steven Louis Goldstein’s overview of the biggest things to know for the U.S. viewer. Here are some of the highlights:

National Hockey League

NHL Winter Olympics men’s hockey interactive guide

Fans can follow this guide and NHL.com throughout the entire Olympics.

NBC Olympics

What are the Olympic bobsled events?

Learn the basics of Olympic bobsled—explore all events (2-man, 4-man, 2-woman, monobob), key rules of racing, how timing and scoring work, and how athletes and teams compete for medals at Milan Cortina 2026.