Winter Olympics livestream 2026: How to watch the opening ceremony, including free options

It’s time to become an armchair expert on sports that you only think about every four years. In other words, the 2026 Winter Olympics have arrived.

This year’s competition takes place in two Italian cities, Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, and the surrounding regions. It is not Cortina’s first rodeo, as the city hosted previously in 1956, while the country of Italy has hosted the games three times prior.

The action kicked off on Wednesday, February 4, when the world’s best alpine skiers and curlers strutted their stuff.