Team Germany's Simon Jocher during the men's downhill training round at Stelvio Alpine Skiing Centre in Bormio on Wednesday. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty
What’s happening?
The 2026 Winter Olympics will take place in northern Italy. About 2,900 athletes representing more than 90 National Olympic Committees, including Ireland, are set to take part in 116 events across 16 disciplines in eight sports.
When is it?
The opening ceremony will take place on Friday at Milan’s San Siro Stadium – as a fun aside, that’s why Ireland and France are opening the Six Nations on Thursday rather than Friday. However, because the schedule is so packed, some events in Alpine skiing, luge and curling kicked off on W
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