When does the action begin? How to watch live? And are there any genuine heated rivalries? Your questions about the Milano Cortina Games answered

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are set to light up screens across Australia, starting with the Opening Ceremony.

For Australia, the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony will start at 6am AEDT Saturday, February 7 on Channel Nine, 9Now and Stan. We will be awake to hear Carey whistle tone in the games before she disappears until next Christmas.

Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni — two Italian skiing Olympic champions of the past — lit an intricate cauldron inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s knot patterns at Milan’s Arch of Peace.

Steven Bradbury wants his Winter Olympics gold to be remembered as more than just a monumental stroke of luck on the 20th anniversary of the amazing feat.

Fifty three Aussie athletes have marched proudly during the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, but one thing didn’t look quite right.