Representing 32 states, the 232 athletes from the United States are sporting Ralph Lauren as they walk in the opening ceremony. Frank Del Duca, Olympic bobsledder, spoke to Snoop Dogg ahead of his big moment leading Team USA in the parade of athletes. "It's been amazing, Snoop, being here with Team USA, getting ready to lead everyone," Del Duca said. The bobsledder highlighted his Italian heritage and what it means for him to be in Milan at the opening ceremony, saying that everyone in his family has an Italian surname. Snoop Dogg then lead Team USA in a chant: "What? Who?" "USA! 👇🏻⬇️more in the 1rst comments ⬇️👇🏻 "

 

Reigning U.S. world champion Alysa Liu took to the ice in the Olympic team event Friday morning, skating a gorgeous rendition of her short program to Laufey’s "Promise."

28d ago / 11:49 PM EST
Recap: Radamus speeds to top-3 time in men’s downhill training
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Canada’s James Crawford set the top mark in the final official training session before the men’s downhill race, but American dark horse River Radamus wasn’t far behind.

28d ago / 11:16 PM EST
Recap: Jacqueline Wiles registers fastest downhill training time
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U.S. Olympic skier Jacqueline Wiles clocked in faster than any other racer during the first women’s downhill training event. Kajsa Vickhoff Lie of Austria finished second.

28d ago / 11:04 PM EST
Medal events start tomorrow
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That's a wrap on NBC's primetime coverage of the opening ceremony.

The Games are back in force tomorrow, with several medal events on the schedule.

Here’s the guide to what’s on tomorrow, all times Eastern. Potential medal events have an asterisk.

4:05 a.m.: curling, mixed doubles round-robin (Great Britain vs. Canada, Switzerland vs. Sweden)

5:30 a.m.: Alpine skiing, men’s downhill*

6:10 a.m.: women’s hockey, pool play (Germany vs. Japan)

7 a.m.: women’s cross-country skiing, 10 kilometers + 10-kilometer skiathlon*

8 a.m.: freestyle skiing, men’s freeski slopestyle qualification

8:35 a.m.: curling, mixed doubles round-robin (Estonia vs. Norway, Korea vs. Czechia, Sweden vs. Italy, USA vs. Great Britain)

8:40 a.m.: women’s hockey, pool play (Sweden vs. Italy)

10 a.m.: speedskating, women’s 3,000 meters*

10:40 a.m.: women’s hockey, pool play (USA vs. Finland)

11 a.m.: luge, men’s single run 1

12:32 p.m.: luge, men’s single run 2

12:45 p.m.: ski jumping, women’s normal hill individual first round

1:05 p.m.: curling, mixed doubles round-robin (Korea vs. USA, Canada vs. Estonia, Czechia vs. Switzerland, Norway vs. Italy)

1:30 p.m.: snowboard, men’s big air final*

1:45 p.m.: figure skating, team event, men’s single

1:57 p.m.: ski jumping, women’s normal hill individual, final round*

3:10 p.m.: women’s hockey, pool play (Canada vs. Switzerland)

4:05 p.m.: figure skating, team event, ice dance

28d ago / 10:56 PM EST
Sofia Goggia, who helped Italy secure hosting rights, lights the cauldron in Cortina
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Sofia Goggia had a key role in securing the hosting rights of the Milan Cortina Olympics for Italy.

So it seemed fitting that the Italian downhiller lit the cauldron in Cortina to conclude the opening ceremony, while retired Olympic skiing champions Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni performed the honors simultaneously in Milan.

In 2019, Goggia and snowboarder Michela Moioli made a joint speech and dabbed in unison before nearly 100 members of the International Olympic Committee at the voting session for the 2026 Games. Their presentation was later considered vital for Milan Cortina’s successful bid — winning over voters with their positive energy to overcome a rival candidacy from Sweden.

Goggia won gold in the downhill at the 2018 Olympics and took silver four years later in Beijing weeks after crashing in Cortina.