Competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics begins on Wednesday. The opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Games takes place on Friday, but before the Olympic torch is lit, competition in curling and hockey gets underway. The next two weeks will be filled with incredible Olympic moments from the ice to the snow to the slopes.

The Deseret News is on the ground in Italy for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, bringing you the most inspirational stories and images from the Winter Games.

From hockey to ski mountaineering, here's everything you need to know to watch every event at the 2026 Winter Games.

Get the latest news on the Milan Cortina Games as the 2026 Winter Olympics get underway. Opening ceremonies kick off on Friday.

The Deseret News will be on the ground in Italy to cover the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games. The contingent will be led by Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Deseret News; Lisa Riley Roche, whose journalism career includes covering every Olympic Games since 1996; and photojournalist Scott G Winterton.

The Winter Olympics brings hundreds of the world's best winter athletes to northern Italy, where they will face off in 16 different sports across two and a half weeks. Here's how to follow along.

NBC's Molly Solomon flipped the longtime Olympics TV script in Paris, and she's back to lead the effort in Italy.

WVTM 13's chief photographer has landed in Italy to begin exclusive coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. See the first footage from the ground in Milan.