NHL players are planning to participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014 after the NHL, the NHL Players' Association and the International Ice Hockey Federation came to an agreement back in February 2024. The agreement also mentions NHL player participation in the 2030 games, though it does not guarantee it.

Mariah Carey is set to headline the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. After the holiday season wraps up, Carey will jet off to Milan, where she will perform at the San Siro stadium on Feb. 6, 2026.

The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 gold medals are waiting to be awarded.

It's her seventh consecutive Olympic hosting assignment, extending her record streak among current NBC Olympics broadcasters.

So far, the historically European sport known as “skimo” that sends skiers up steep slopes under their own power has only been approved by the International Olympic Committee as the sole new sport for Italy’s Games that begin next February.

Mariah Carey will perform at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan as the 2026 games kick off Feb. 6. Read on.

· Served as an NBC Olympics correspondent in Paris in 2024, and as skateboarding reporter at the Tokyo Olympics. She won a Sports Emmy as part of NBCUniversal’s coverage in Paris, which was honored as Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event. · As a competitor, was a four-time X Games medalist (two gold) in big air and snowboard cross.

The pop star—and unofficial Queen of Christmas—will perform at the Games’ opening ceremony, scheduled at the San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6

On Monday, LA28 announced fans would be able to register for tickets from January 14, 2026 and that at least one million would be priced at $28.

Before Thursday’s Sharks game against the Dallas Stars, William Eklund and Alexander Wennberg each had 22 points, tied for 11th among all Swedish forwards. That list does not include Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog, who has already been named to the Swedish team.

South Korean curlers Jeong Yeong-seok and Kim Seon-yeong secured a spot in the mixed doubles competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after defeating Australians Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt 10-5 in the final qualifier on Thursday.