The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is complete at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Featuring simultaneous ceremonies in the mountain towns of Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo, the day's festivities included performances from Mariah Carey,

As the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin, all eyes were on teams from around the globe proudly donning their countries' uniforms for the opening ceremony, including Team USA in outfits designed by Ralph Lauren.

Denmark already achieved what some consider its equivalent of the “Miracle on Ice” at the 2025 IIHF World Championship last May. Now, it heads to the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 hoping to somehow top that.

Here is a selection of images from the opening ceremony: Italian ballet dancers Antonella Albano and Claudio Coviello perform during the opening ceremony. Colorful dancers perform under large tubes of paint suspended above them during the opening ceremony.

Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark are siblings from Greenland who are competing with the Danish Olympic Team in biathlon. The siblings are sending a message to President Trump and the world after the president sought to take Greenland over from Denmark.

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The Winter Olympics promise plenty of high adrenaline, fierce competition, historic firsts and emotional moments over 2 1/2 weeks. Here are some of the names and narratives to keep an eye on.

The 2026 Winter Olympics will be a big one for hockey. NHL players are set to return to the tournament for the first time since 2014, bringing about a buzz we haven't seen in over a decade. And on the women's side, the United States and Canada will likely clash once again to see which country takes home gold at tournament's end.

NHL stars have landed in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. This marks the league's return after a 12-year break. Players from top nations like Canada, USA, Sweden, and Finland are preparing for the tournament.

Here's the full day-by-day broadcast and streaming schedule for women's curling at the Olympics.