
HAVE A GO AT OLYMPIC SPORTS
HAVE A GO AT OLYMPIC SPORTS
Host Nation
Italy
Sports
16
Duration
6 Feb - 22 Feb 2026
Venues
8
Competing Nations
93
Competing Athletes
2900
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games will mark the fourth time Italy has hosted the Olympics and will be the 35th Winter Olympic Games.
With the sports and venues spread across the city of Milan and the slopes of Cortina, it takes the Winter Olympics into Milan for the first time. Previous Olympic Games hosted by Italy were Cortina D'Ampezzo 1956, the Rome 1960 Summer Games and Torino 2006.
The Opening Ceremony is set for the 6th of February and paves the way for 16 days of competition, concluding with the Closing Ceremony on the 22nd of February. Events in Ice Hockey, Snowboard Big Air and Curling will start in the two days before the Opening Ceremony.
View the full competition schedule here.
These will be the most gender-balanced Winter Olympic Games in history as 47 percent of the athletes will be female.
The sport of Ski Mountaineering will make its Olympic debut.
Australia's Chef de Mission for the 2026 Winter Olympic Team is Alisa Camplin.
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be broadcast exclusively in Australia on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Fans wanting to attend the Games will be able to buy tickets on a 'first come, first serve' basis from the 8th of April 2025 on the official ticketing website.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
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