When do the Winter Olympics end? What to expect of Closing Ceremony

The 2026 Milan Cortina Games will wrap up with the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 22. Here’s how you can watch the festivities on NBC and Peacock.

The Winter Olympics in Italy were meant to be sustainable. Are they?

Italy's Winter Olympics promised sustainability. But in Cortina, environmentalists warn the Games could scar these mountains for decades.

The Winter Olympics are hurting main street in Livigno’s duty-free mountain enclave

On the climb to Livigno, atop the mountain pass before the road glides down to the village hosting snowboarding at the Winter Olympics, there sits a lonely customs checkpoint. Its guardhouse and gate are the only signs of an internal fiscal border within Italy,

Italy Floods During Winter Olympics: 50 Rescued by Raft

As Milan hosts the Winter Olympics, southern Italy is battling catastrophic flooding. Firefighters in Cosenza pulled off 50 water rescues in a single day after the Busento River burst its banks,
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Winter Olympics under way as early medal race reflects familiar global divide

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo are already underway, with athletes from around the world competing across snow and ice disciplines and medals being awarded daily. As of 14 February 2026,