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The XXV Olympic Winter Games are officially Friday, Feb. 6, through Sunday, Feb. 22, with the opening ceremony on Friday, Feb. 6. Some preliminary competition is being held before the opening ceremony. Curling started Wednesday, with U.S. curling beginning Thursday, a news release said.

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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The 2026 Winter Olympics opened competition Wednesday night with the first curling matches on the schedule in Cortina only for the action to come to a brief halt because of a power outage.

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