The men's and women's competitions begin with the preliminary phases, in which teams compete against opposing teams in their group for five games. The top four teams in the standings from each group after the preliminary phases advance to the quarterfinals ...

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Here's what to know about NBC's "Gold Zone" coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics begins on Wednesday. The opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Games takes place on Friday, but before the Olympic torch is lit, competition in curling and hockey gets underway. The next two weeks will be filled with incredible Olympic moments from the ice to the snow to the slopes.

This year features some overlap between two of sports' biggest global events: the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl — and that's created some interesting decisions for NBC. The network was faced with a similar situation back in 2022, the last time the ...

Spain outlasted Germany in a battle of European powers, and Sweden survived an upset bid from Bahrain on the first day of Olympic men's handball competition Saturday.

In less than 50 days, the sports world will descend on Italy for the Winter Olympics, and NBC is filling up quite a few airplanes to cover it. On Tuesday, the network revealed its SportsDesk reporters for the upcoming Games in Milan-Cortina. Headlining the ...