Overview
- Early rounds and training opened Wednesday, Feb. 4, including mixed doubles curling in Cortina plus alpine and luge sessions, with the Opening Ceremony set for Friday, Feb. 6 at Milan’s San Siro.
- NBC will air the Opening Ceremony live at 2 p.m. ET with a primetime re-air at 8 p.m. ET, while ongoing coverage spans NBC, USA Network, CNBC and NBCSN alongside Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.
- With Italy six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time, many events will air live in U.S. mornings followed by evening highlight shows.
- The Games feature 116 medal events across 16 sports with roughly 3,000 athletes from more than 90 nations competing across a multi-city venue plan in Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Livigno, Bormio, Val di Fiemme, Anterselva/Antholz and Verona.
- Ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut, and Opening Ceremony performances include Mariah Carey, Laura Pausini and Andrea Bocelli, with Frank Del Duca and Erin Jackson named as Team USA flag bearers.