The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.

IThe 2026 Olympic Games are finally here. The 25th Winter Olympiad kicked off tonight in Milan with the traditional Opening Ceremony. Each host city takes creative liberties with the entertainment portion of the program. (Paris took extra liberté with the location, holding it entirely outdoors and on the Seine River).

In the iconic words of Mariah Carey, it's (almost) time! The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, Italy officially begin on Friday, February 6, and the stakes never have been higher. Nearly with 3,000 athletes competing across 116 events in 16 sports ...