The 2026 Winter Olympics officially kick off on Friday, with the opening ceremonies set to start in northern Italy at 2:00 p.m. ET. This is the first time in Olympic history that two cities have been officially named as co-hosts: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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Here's a full list of the countries in the 2026 Olympics.

As the world turns its view to Milan for the Milan Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremonies, the Deseret News photojournalist Scott G Winterton shares several views of the city, decorated in Olympic glory — from the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping center to the Milan Cortina Games megastore located in front of Duomo.

U.S. athletes competing in the 2026 Winter Games marveled at their Olympic ceremonies uniforms designed by Ralph Lauren. "Zero notes," Tess Johnson said. (Photo: AP)

Mary Carillo's going to be catching plenty of Olympic-level spectacle soon, because she's going to serve as the cohost of NBC's 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games' Opening Ceremony coverage ... in lieu of the original cohost,

Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of the effects of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday.