The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially underway after Friday's Opening Ceremony festivities at Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy.

Mariah Carey will be singing in Italian at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Andrea Bocelli will belt out arias in Italian, English, French and Spanish, duetting with Chris Stapleton and Colombia's Karol G.

The Winter Olympics promise plenty of high adrenaline, fierce competition, historic firsts and emotional moments over 2 1/2 weeks. Here are some of the names and narratives to keep an eye on.

The gold medals at the Games in Italy contain a sizeable amount of the metal but they are far from being entirely made of gold.