The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) [a], also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France.

1 day ago · The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, which open one year from today, feature the Olympic debuts of one sport and six new events within existing sports. The Opening Ceremony is next Feb. 6 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. Non-medal competition starts Feb. 4. There will be a Winter Olympic record 116 ...

2 days ago · A skier is framed by the Dolomites landscape as she speeds down the Tofane course during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill training, venue for the alpine ski discipline at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)

Aug 11, 2024 · Here's where the 2026 Winter Olympics will be located: The 2026 Winter Olympics will be hosted in two cities: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The site was selected in 2019, when the...

To mark one year until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today sent official invitations to the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and their top winter sport athletes to participate in the XXV Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, set to take place from 6 to 22 ...

2 days ago · With an eye toward increasing gender equality, the 2026 Winter Games will feature eight new events across 16 sports. According to the Team USA website, the International Olympic Committee created the sports program in 2022 for the 2026 Milano and Cortina Olympics to include ski mountaineering, a unique alpine sport that will make its Olympic debut in Italy’s Dolomite moutains.

The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will be held from 6 to 22 February 2026 and the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games from 6 to 15 March 2026.

Sep 13, 2024 · The Winter Olympics will take place from February 6 to February 22, with the Paralympics following from March 6 to March 15. Where are the next Olympics? Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo are the hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Jan 15, 2025 · Get ready for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with a schedule of notable events taking place across all 16 sports in the months leading up to the Winter Games.

Find out all the essential information about the next Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: venues, dates and sports More than 3,500 athletes from 93 countries will be competing for 195 medals in 16 Olympic disciplines and six Paralympic …