MILAN (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics is happening Friday night. Here's what you should know about it. It will be centered in Milan’s landmark San Siro stadium, featuring the Parade of Athletes and entertainment over the course of the nearly three-hour spectacle that is expected to be the most widely viewed moment of the Games as millions around the world watch on official broadcasters.

MILAN - The Milan Cortina Olympics officially open today, with a multi-site opening ceremony spread across northern Italy set to cap the day’s activity.

In Milan you could easily miss that the Games are about to start.

The Olympics are here! And so, too, is a pile of hockey news, including an outbreak, a postponed game, a couple of trades and a top prospect in hot water.

Canada’s opening women’s hockey game against Finland at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics has been postponed after members of Finland’s team were struck with norovirus.

The U.S. won in curling mixed doubles today, defeating Norway 8-6 and then Switzerland 7-4.

A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonn opened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful training run down the Olympia delle Tofane downhill course.

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Lindsey Vonn revealed that she "completely" ruptured her ACL last week at a World Cup race in Switzerland.

Swiatek isn’t the only tennis star to show up in support of Vonn, with Jessica Pegula and Kim Clijsters doing the same.

The Olympic figure skating events are getting underway in Italy, but here at home, the next generation of figure skaters is practicing at the Ames Figure Skating Club. The club offers skating lessons with practices both before and after school,

Figure skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics started with a bang early Friday morning with the first segments of the team event.