This is what you need to know about when the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics start and end, along with key games and events on the schedule.

Here's everything to know about the full schedule for NBC’s primetime coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics, so you can plan your viewing like a pro. The 2026 Winter Olympics will officially kick off with the opening ceremony at San Siro Stadium in Milan on Feb. 6, airing at 8 p.m. ET.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics officially begins today with the opening ceremony and a number of early events. Curling began the action over the past two days and continues this Friday, as does the women’s ice hockey competition that saw Team USA beat Czech Republic yesterday.

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Germany is expected to once again dominate the medal count in luge, but the U.S. could pull off a surprise or two, especially in the women's events.

Friday's ceremony marks the start of the 25th Winter Games

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.

Fans of figure skating will have plenty of opportunities to catch one of the most-watched sports in the Olympic program during the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. Once again, there will be five Olympic figure skating medal events: men’s singles,

Cross-country skiing events at the Winter Olympics will air across NBC and USA Network. Steve Schlanger will serve as the lead play-by-play commentator with Chad Salmela, Kikkan Randall and Johnny Spillane providing analysis. Nicole Auerbach will serve as the cross-country skiing reporter.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics’ early events continued on day -1 ahead of Friday's opening ceremony. After opening the games on day -2 as the first event to start competitive play, curling continued with wins for the U.