Greece's Olympic Team looks to skier Alexandros Ioannis Ginnis for its first medal in the Winter Games starting in the Italian Alps
From Heated Rivalry stars to the event’s iconic venues, here’s what you should be looking out for at the Winter Olympics 2026 opening and closing ceremonies.
Everything to know about this cherished tradition.
The 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony is on Friday, Feb. 6. The Opening Ceremony officially begins at 8 p.m. local time in Italy. In the U.S., that means the party will start at 2 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. CT, noon MT and 11 a.m. PT.
Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Allison Smith examines the "distant echoes" of the original Olympic Games and how they compare to the modern global competition. The discussion explores the evolution of the games from a sacred religious sanctuary at Olympia to today's "moving circus" of international host cities.
Every Olympic Games has a torch. Every torch has a designer. For the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, that designer is MIT engineer and architect Carlo Ratti .
This past week, Switzerland and Greece announced its 2026 Winter Olympic teams. Tanguy Nef '20 was named to Team Switzerland while AJ Ginnis '20, Greece's
Americans who top the podium at the Milan Cortina Games will be in line for a $37,500 bonus. Their competitors could collect as much as $800,000.
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