10 December 2024 – The competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 has been unveiled, with over 2,900 of the world’s best winter athletes set to compete between 6 and 22 February 2026.
The official sports competition schedule for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 is now live. Over 19 days of events, athletes will compete for 116 gold medals in the vibrant cosmopolitan city of Milan and the breathtaking Italian Alps, marking the first time in 20 years that the Winter Games return to this stunning region.
Access the full competition schedule here
Fans can now start planning their Olympic experiences. Those who register on the official ticketing platform by 15 January 2025 will be the first to be offered access to the full range of tickets available from 6 February 2025, exactly one year before the Opening Ceremony.
Key dates for the diary
With Italy’s warm hospitality, strong tradition in winter sports and experience in delivering world-class events year on year, athletes and fans can anticipate a spectacular edition of the Olympic Winter Games. Here are some of the key dates to look forward to:
- 4 February: two days before the Games officially get underway with the Opening Ceremony, the first round-robin matches of the mixed doubles curling competition will take place at the Cortina Olympic Stadium, a historic venue from the 1956 Winter Games.
- 6 February: along with curling there is the preliminary round of the women’s ice hockey tournament, the first day of figure skating, and the Opening Ceremony at San Siro Stadium in Milan.
- 7 February: the first day in which medals will be awarded, including in the men’s downhill in the world-famous Stelvio slope in Bormio and men’s snowboard big air in Livigno.
- 21 February: the busiest day of the Games, with six gold medals on offer along with the figure skating gala at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
- 22 February: the final day will see the men’s ice hockey final in the brand new Santagiulia Arena in Milan and the women’s curling final in Cortina, before the Closing Ceremony at.
Focus on gender equality
Milano Cortina 2026 will be the most gender-balanced edition in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, with 47 per cent female participation and the introduction of new events such as the skeleton mixed team and women’s double luge.
Like at Paris 2024, the competition schedule has evolved to bring greater coverage to female athletes, with the women’s cross-country skiing mass start event taking place on the final day of competition and – for the first time – over the same 50km distance as the men, whose event takes place a day earlier.
19 days of excitement and medals
The Milano Cortina 2026 competition schedule brings together a host of prestigious Italian locations and diverse communities to stage an unforgettable celebration of winter sport:
- Milan will host figure skating, speed skating, short track and ice hockey, with National Hockey League stars set to represent their countries.
- Cortina d’Ampezzo will be the stage for women’s Alpine skiing on the legendary Tofane Olympia slope, along with the curling tournaments and bobsleigh, skeleton and luge events.
- Val di Fiemme will host cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined.
- Anterselva will build on a 50-year tradition of international events in the South Tyrolean valley by hosting biathlon.
- Bormio will host men’s Alpine skiing on the world-famous Stelvio slope and the Olympic debut of ski mountaineering.
- Livigno, with freestyle skiing and snowboarding, promises events full of spectacle and adrenaline.
Paralympic Winter Games schedule announced
Milano Cortina 2026 also announced the schedule for the Paralympic Winter Games, which will take place from 6 until 15 March and will welcome more than 600 athletes to compete across 79 medal events.
Milano Cortina 2026 tickets: ensuring authenticity and secure purchases
Those who have not registered for the early access ticket draw by 15 January will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games from 6 April 2025.
To ensure authenticity and secure purchases, tickets and hospitality packages are exclusively available via the official Milano Cortina 2026 channels. By buying tickets or hospitality packages outside official sources, buyers run the risk that tickets or packages will not be delivered or will be cancelled by the Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee in line with the terms and conditions.
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