2026 Winter Olympics in Italy

The Olympic Rings are seen in the Village during an Olympic Village Cortina Media Day on day minus three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on February 3, 2026, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Kevin Voigt/Getty Images

The XXV Winter Olympic Games are being held in sites across Lombardy and Northeast Italy, starting with the opening ceremony on Friday, February 6, and lasting until February 22. From ice hockey (having a cultural moment of its own) to newer competitions like ski mountaineering...