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The Winter Olympics bring hundreds of the world's best winter athletes to northern Italy, where they will face off in 16 different sports across 2 1/2 weeks. Here's how to follow along.

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.

Cities currently suitable to host the Winter Games may not be by the 2050s.

The Winter Olympics got underway Wednesday with the first curling matches in Cortina, but came to a halt only moments later because of a power outage.

The rising global temperatures could endanger the future of the Winter Olympics, even with technological innovations like snowmaking machines.

Thousands of Italian security officers will be deployed, though the presence of U.S. ICE personnel has stirred anger. Italian officials said Wednesday they had thwarted a Russian cyberattack aimed at some Olympics hotels.

Vice President JD Vance is heading overseas to lead President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The two primary cities hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics events are Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, both located in northern Italy. And while Italy has world-class sporting and event venues from north to south, there is no one city of northern Italy that can host the wide variety of winter sporting events included in the Olympics roster.