TL;DR: Live stream the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Peacock or NBCOlympics.com. Alternatively, access free live streams from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Mariah Carey will headline the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, and she's far from the only icon on the lineup. See who else is performing, as well as how to tune in.

After revealing copyright issues would prevent him from performing his beloved Minions program, Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté go approval to use it.

Here are 16 figures to know about the Milan Cortina Olympics—from the eye-popping equipment costs to the multibillion-dollar budget to the age of the oldest arena.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, will run from Friday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 22. Over the course of those two weeks, athletes from 92 countries -- not including Russia or Belarus -- will compete in 16 different sports.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games officially kick off on February 6 on NBC and Peacock, and right from the start, Mike Tirico will be broadcasting from the very center of Northern Italy’s athletic hustle and bustle.