Azerbaijan's delegation has been assigned its position in the parade of nations at the Winter Olympic Games 2026 opening ceremony in Italy, Azernews reports.

The countdown has entered its final stage for the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, with only a few days remaining until the world’s top winter athletes gather in Italy, Azernews reports.

There will be 93 countries, plus numerous athletes from Russia and Belarus, competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Vice President JD Vance is heading overseas on a trip combining diplomacy and sports, leading President Donald Trump's delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics and afterward stopping in Armenia and Azerbaijan in a show of support for a peace agreement brokered by the White House last year.

Armenian skaters Nikita Rakhmanin and Karina Akopova performed to music titled “Artsakh.” Azerbaijani officials said they consider the

Vice President JD Vance greeted American athletes after arriving in Italy to lead President Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics, a trip that also includes diplomatic stops in Armenia and