The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,

The 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring 16 sports with 116 medal events, will take place from Feb. 4 to Feb. 22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Preliminary events will begin on Feb. 4, the opening ceremony will be Feb.

Follow Bo Horvat and Team Canada and Ondrej Palat and the Czech Ice Hockey Association in the Olympic Winter Games, plus schedule and tune-in info

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to the hospital after breaking his neck while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics

Ellie Kam and her partner, Danny O’Shea, are part of the gold-winning U.S. Winter Olympic Figure Skating Team competing in Italy.

Action will be spread out at four different locations: Nice, Briancon, Haute-Savoie, and Savoie. Some of the competitions will take place at the same tracks and courses that were utilized back in 1992. Below is a more detailed look at what will be happening at each location:

If you've been watching the Winter Olympics, you already know the "Quad God." And yes — the star soaring over the ice is one of ours. Why it matters: Ilia Malinin goes for individual gold Friday in the men's free skate, airing at 1pm ET.