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Winter Olympics 2026: what you need to know if following from Australia
When does the action begin? How to watch live? And are there any genuine heated rivalries? Your questions about the Milano Cortina Games answered
The 2026 Winter Olympics officially open in the early hours of Friday 7 February, Australian time, with the opening ceremony at Milan’s San Siro stadium. The Games run for two weeks, culminating in the closing ceremony on 23 February in Verona at the same time of 6am AEDT.
Several sports with packed schedules, including curling and ice hockey, begin a couple of days before the opening ceremony. Australia’s mixed curling team just missed out on qualifying, despite being ranked No 1 in December last year, while Australia won’t be represented in ice hockey in Italy. The ice hockey will be the final event of the Games with the men’s gold-medal game at 12.10am AEDT on 23 February.
Best medal hopes? When is it? Everything to know about Australia at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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We've answered every (Australian) question you can possibly have about the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy. Who are the Aussies to keep an eye on? How can we watch them in Australia? When does it start? How many gold medals have Australia won at the Winter Games?
The 2026 Winter Olympics begin with the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 6, and conclude with the Closing Ceremony on Feb. 22.
However, several events start before the Opening Ceremony. Curling begins on Feb. 4, while ice hockey competition and some snowboarding events begin the following day. In total, there will be 19 days of action at these Winter Olympics.
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If there's one thing Australians do well at the Winter Olympics, it's punching above their weight.
And days away from Games starting on February 4, one sporting legend believes two local hopefuls could be wearing gold in the most successful Games ever for Australia.
Beijing's record-setting four-medal haul in 2022 of one gold, two silver and a bronze is on track to be beaten at Milano-Cortina, says Channel Nine expert commentator Torah Bright.
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