Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri started off the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday marking exactly two months before the Feb. 6 opening ceremony.

The Olympics are back in action on NBC and Peacock this winter, with the competition heading off to Italy for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games from February 6-22, 2026. Sure, we’re all excited about the incredible athletes and games we’ll ...

Host nation Italy is going to really spread around the honors at the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics with an unprecedented four flag bearers for the opening ceremonies. While the main opening is slated for the San Siro soccer stadium in Milan on Feb. 6 ...

High Priestess Mary Mina, left, lights a torch from the Olympic flame during the flame lighting ceremony for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, at the archaeological museum of Olympia, Greece, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. The Olympic flame is now on its way to the 2026 Winter Games that begin Feb. 6 in Milan-Cortina, Italy.

The flame's journey started from Rome's Stadio dei Marmi, ready to criss-cross 60 Italian cities before the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics.