Americans who top the podium at the Milan Cortina Games will be in line for a $37,500 bonus. Their competitors could collect as much as $800,000.

By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Estonia's Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill made history on Thursday by recording their country's first-ever Olympic curling victory, but the pioneering pair are already hungry for more success at the Milano Cortina Games.

While the opening ceremony isn't until Friday, the first event of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics takes place today. Curling kicked off the competitive action with four mixed doubles matches, while there were training runs for the alpine skiers and training in the men's luge this evening.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where the curling events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

Women's ice hockey got underway at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday, as did curling and men's Alpine downhill training. Here are the results.