The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are in northern Italy for three weeks of best-on-best competition. Here's how to watch in the United States and Canada.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Games will set numerous records when the world's top athletes gather in northern Italy.

There are 206 National Olympic Committees worldwide, which are devised by the IOC and the International Sport Federation. These two organizations are the sole authorities who come together to recognize NOCs for the official Summer and Winter Games.

For sports fans interested in watching the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milano-Cortina, here are the viewing details. Viewers can tune in to the three-hour opening ceremony on Friday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. on NBC or streaming on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com. Peacock will also stream all Winter Olympic events live.

The ceremony sweaters, trail sneakers and alpine-ready puffers that let you channel the Winter Olympics from the spectator seats.