Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics and how can you watch?

"The 2026 Winter Olympics is known as Milano Cortina 2026 for a reason and will be held across northern Italy between February 6 and 22. Interestingly, according to ESPN, it is actually the first Olympics to be officially co-hosted by more than one city. The iconic city of Milan, best known as a central hub for fashion, design, art and culture, will host several sporting events including figure skating, ice hockey and speed skating."

"Cortina d'Ampezzo, a town in the heart of Alps, is considerably smaller than Milan and will be where the bobsled, skeleton, luge, alpine skiing and curling will all take place. Valtellina, Val di Fiemme and Verona will also host various sporting events during the course of the Games. The opening ceremony will take place at the San Siro Stadium, located in Milan's San Siro district, which has a 75,817 capacity"

"Outsports has actually identified that this year there are a record number of out LGBTQ Olympians set to compete at the Winter Games, with 44 queer athletes from multiple countries taking part. A real-life Heated Rivalry is set to take place at the Games, with married skeleton sliders Kim Meylemans and Nicole Silveira set to face off against each other."

The 25th Winter Olympics will feature 2,871 athletes from 92 nations competing across 116 events from February 6 to 22. Milano Cortina 2026 will take place across northern Italy and is the first Olympics officially co-hosted by more than one city. Milan will host figure skating, ice hockey and speed skating; Cortina d'Ampezzo will host bobsled, skeleton, luge, alpine skiing and curling. Valtellina, Val di Fiemme and Verona will host additional events. Outsports identified a record 44 out LGBTQ Olympians. Married skeleton sliders Kim Meylemans and Nicole Silveira may compete against each other for Belgium and Brazil. The opening ceremony will be at San Siro Stadium with more than 1,300 performers including Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli.

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