While the 2026 Winter Olympics started Wednesday, the Opening Ceremony took place Friday in Italy. The U.S. flag bearers were speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca. Jackson, 33, is a three-time Olympian and the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 500 meters.

The United States Vice President and his wife, Usha, attended the opening ceremony in Milan on Friday evening.

Mariah Carey took center stage to help kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at 100-year-old San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy.

You can watch every event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics LIVE by subscribing to Peacock. After subscribing and logging in, either go to PeacockTV.com/Olympics in your web browser or download the Peacock app to your phone, tablet or connected TV device and navigate to the Olympics section.

Along with Canada, Team USA is one of just two countries that have won gold in women's ice hockey since the event was added to the Olympics in 1998. The Americans won that inaugural year in Nagano, then endured four straight Canadian victories until 2018, when Team USA struck back with a dramatic overtime win to capture gold in Pyeongchang.

Alysa Liu, Ilia Malinin and Team USA are competing to defend their 2022 team event gold medal in figure skating. Here's how to watch.

A deep U.S. Figure Skating roster can contend across all disciplines, but the nation won't have an easy path to gold.

At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the United States finished tied for third in the gold medal count, just behind Norway and Germany. The U.S. brought home nine gold medals, which was tied with China in that category, but the Americans finished fifth in the overall medal count with 25.

Snoop Dogg showed up for curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics and it cracked up mixed doubles team Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse in their latest win.