U.S. cross-country skier Jessie Diggins finished eighth in the women's 10km + 10km skiathlon, her first medal event of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

They should have kept their feelings on ice. Woke Team USA members expressed “mixed emotions” about representing the Stars and Stripes at the Winter Olympics, sparking calls by some Americans to boycott the Games.

Explore which states have the highest number of athletes competing for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2026 Winter Games, and search for your own hometown.

Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert and Lee Brice will perform at Turning Point's alternative halftime show, airing as Bad Bunny takes the Super Bowl stage.

Team USA’s shining moment in international hockey happened 46 years ago, when the Winter Olympics could still be held in a tiny mountain village like Lake Placid. Its only tournament victory in best-on-best competition that included professional players came in 1996, before all but seven players on the roster for the Milan Olympics were born.

Though some events have already gotten underway, the 2026 Winter Olympics officially kick off on Friday with the Opening Ceremony, with coverage on NBC and Peacock beginning at 1:40 p.m. ET (7:40 p.m.

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Kid Rock is headlining the event, happening in parallel with Bad Bunny's 2026 Super Bowl performance

The U.S. women’s hockey team opened play at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with a 5-1 win over Czech Republic.