Commentators Mary Carillo and Terry Gannon hosted the NBC broadcast of the ceremony, which features a traditional performance by the host country of every Olympic Games. See the artists who used music to unite the viewers across the world before athletes compete across sports from skiing to ice hockey, vying for gold.

Team USA entered the opening ceremony at San Siro Stadium on a chilly night in Milan. But unlike the weather, the Americans received a warm welcome.

A pair of stoats named Tina and Milo are the mascots for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Bowe, a four-time Olympian who was one of Jackson’s role models back in their hometown of Ocala, Fla., was one of the American team’s flag bearers at the 2022 Beijing Games.

In a Wednesday Instagram post, British-American Olympian Gus Kenworthy flaunted a creative political message, urinating “f*ck ICE” into the snow, seemingly on site at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.

The Olympics are back and so is Snoop Dogg. Serving as Honorary Coach of Team USA, Snoop is fully in his element at the 2026 Winter Games: curling, carrying torches, riding ice resurfacers, snapping selfies, and generally having the time of his life. Scroll on for all of D-O-double-G’s Olympic antics.

Fans will notice a familiar face during the Milano Cortina Games. What has he been up to?

Here's what to know about the Parade of Nations in the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony and how the country order is determined.