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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Live Coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is Tomorrow, Feb. 6th on NBC and Peacock; Live Coverage Begins at 2 p.m. ET, with Primetime Coverage at 8 p.m. ET/PT

There’s also figure skating’s team event, the women’s Skiathlon with American Jessie Diggins, and the first luge runs on the icy sliding track. » READ MORE: After striking gold in Paris in 2024, can NBC do it again at the Winter Olympics in Milan?

Savannah Guthrie’s would-be co-anchors at the Olympics publicly supported her after she pulled out of co-hosting the Opening Ceremonies in Italy due to her mother’s disappearance. Terry Gannon and Guthrie’s replacement, Mary Carillo, acknowledged her absence during Friday’s telecast from the ceremony in Milan.

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

NBC's Molly Solomon flipped the longtime Olympics TV script in Paris, and she's back to lead the effort in Italy.

Savannah Guthrie is pulling out of hosting NBC's 2026 Winter Olympics coverage, as the search for her missing 84-year-old mother continues.