2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games was held at Milan’s San Siro Stadium on 6 February. This marked the first time in history that the opening ceremony took place across four locations: Milan, Predazzo, Livigno, and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

A total of 2,900 athletes from 94 countries will participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Belarusian and Russian athletes taking part as neutrals. Over 16 days, they will compete in 116 medal events across 16 sports: biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, alpine skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, short track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, and speed skating.