The 2026 Winter Olympics kicked off Friday and fans of the games will be able to tune in throughout the day, thanks to live streaming of the event, and check out all of the action from Milano Cortina.

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The official Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games isn't until Friday afternoon, but several of the tournament's most popular sports have already begun. There simply isn't enough time to fit everything into the official three-week period,

While the opening ceremony isn't until Friday, the first event of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics takes place today. Curling kicked off the competitive action with four mixed doubles matches, while there were training runs for the alpine skiers and training in the men's luge this evening.

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

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics' sports programme began on Wednesday with the curling mixed doubles, which started two days before the opening ceremony in Milan. Four matches will be held at the Cortina Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Wednesday in the first sporting event at the 2026 Games which officially run between February 6-22.

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Americans who top the podium at the Milan Cortina Games will be in line for a $37,500 bonus. Their competitors could collect as much as $800,000.

It was unclear what caused the brief blip as players joked and killed time before the lights came on and action resumed.