Overview
- Preliminary events start Feb. 4, with the opening ceremony at San Siro on Feb. 6 featuring performances by Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli, and competition runs through Feb. 22.
- Organizers emphasize legacy venue reuse across widely dispersed clusters and say recent tests secured sign‑offs, noting some non‑critical work remains at Milan’s Santa Giulia hockey arena but games there will proceed.
- Italy’s Interior Ministry says all security operations remain under Italian command as U.S. agencies, including ICE, deploy in advisory roles at diplomatic offices; protests in Milan have objected to the ICE involvement.
- NHL players return to the Olympic men’s hockey tournament for the first time since 2014, with Canada and the United States favoring size, experience, and specialist roles over some elite scorers on their finalized rosters.
- USA Hockey named Hilary Knight captain for the women’s team, with Alex Carpenter and Megan Keller as alternates, as national delegations finalize preparations for the Games.