The Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics may not be until Friday, but many events actually start before then, with competition kicking off Wednesday. “This is the biggest winter games ever,

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The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics’ early events continued on day -1 ahead of Friday's opening ceremony. After opening the games on day -2 as the first event to start competitive play, curling continued with wins for the U.

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