One of the showcase events at the Winter Olympics will be hockey, where NHL players are back for the first time since 2014 and the world’s best women’s players are competing in the Games for an eighth consecutive time.

Alpine ski great Marcel Hirscher is ending his effort to make a comeback for the Milan Cortina Olympics. The 36-year-old Hirscher came out of a five-year retirement last season to compete for the Netherlands on the World Cup circuit,

Kylie Kelce will be a part of NBCUniversal's Creator Collective at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina next month

Speedskating will be held Feb. 7-21 at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, part of the Milano Ice Park in Rho, just outside the city. The competition begins with the women’s 3,000 meters on Feb. 7 and ends with the women’s and men’s mass start on Feb. 21.

Several members of the Colorado Avalanche have been selected to join their national teams in Milan, Italy, for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

As Scottish cross-country skier Andrew Musgrave prepares for a fifth Winter Olympics, he regrets not having performed to his potential at previous Games and aims to put that right in Italy next month.

Denmark unveiled its roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Wednesday, headlined by Ottawa Senators forward Lars Eller and Carolina Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers. This is just Denmark's second time participating in the Olympics in men's hockey. It finished seventh at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

NBCUniversal has sold out advertising spots for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy a month before the start of the Games in early February, the Comcast-owned company said on Tuesday.