Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kick off Feb. 6 with an Opening Ceremony at San Siro Stadium in Milan (with non-medal competition beginning Feb. 4).The 116 medal events — most in Winter Olympic history — will be scattered across Northern Italy from Milan in the west to Cortina d'Ampezzo in the east.

Next year’s Olympics might be called the Milan Cortina Games but it will actually be staged across a large swath of northern Italy spread over five different venue clusters.

NBC: More Broadcast Network Programming Hours than Any Previous Winter Olympics; Will Feature Live Daytime and Extended Weekend Coverage, Plus Enhanced Olympic Primetime Show: Primetime in Milan

From NHL stars on the ice to Mikaela Shiffrin on the slopes, here are five storylines to watch with the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics just one year away.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are being called the most widespread Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in history.

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics feature venues spread across the city of Milan and the mountains of Northern Italy, plus two iconic landmarks for Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Competition in 116 medal events among 16 sports will be shared by three regions: Lombardia (which includes Milan),