The stage is set for the 25th Winter Olympics as the world's best athletes converge in Italy in search of gold. With events staged across multiple regions and cities -- including Milan and, for the second time in Olympic history,

Around 2,900 top athletes from around the world will converge on Italy to take part in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, hoping to bring home medals across 116 events.

This is the third time Italy has hosted the Winter Olympics, and the first since Turin in 2006.