Winter Olympics 2026 — Betting Preview, Overview, How to Watch, and Most Gold Medals Picks (Feb 6-22)

Intense sporting action is set for the second month of the calendar year, as Cortina d’Ampezzo and Milan hosts the 2026 Winter Olympics. The multi-sport event will feature more than 110 gold medals, with ice hockey and curling likely to rank among the most popular in viewership. You can find out everything you need to know about the 2026 Winter Olympics, including how to watch and our picks for the most gold medals.

Winter Olympics: Event Information

Winter Olympics 2026 Sports

One of the biggest editions of the Winter Olympics is set for this year, with 16 sports being involved on the schedule. Among those include new editions to the program such as freestyle skiing. The full list of sports taking place this winter can be found below:

• Speed Skating
• Snowboarding
• Ski Mountaineering
• Ski Jumping
• Skeleton
• Short-Track Speed Skating
• Nordic Combined
• Luge
• Ice Hockey
• Freestyle Skiing
• Figure Skating
• Curling
• Cross-Country Skiing
• Bobsleigh
• Biathlon
• Alpine Skiing

Most Winter Olympic Gold Medals Odds

Winter Olympics: Who Will Win The Most Gold Medals Picks

Unlike the summer games, the Winter Olympics have been dominated by nations that traditionally have colder climates in the winter. Norway has been the dominant force in the event, leading the all-time medal table with 148 golds.

This dominance continued in 2022, topping the medal table with 37 overall medals, which included 16 golds. Sturla Holm Laegreid and Johannes Hosflot Klaebo will rank among their two most likely gold medal hopes in Italy.

The USA has also achieved notable moments at the winter Olympics throughout history, winning nine gold medals four years ago.

Only Norway have achieved more golds in the history of the event. American hopes will come across a range of sports this winter, with Chloe Kim leading the way in the snowboarding, and Jessie Diggins likely to be a gold medal hope in the Cross-Country Skiing.

Germany will also be expected to kick on following one of their best ever efforts at the Winter Olympics in 2022. The nation won 12 golds and 27 overall medals in a historic showing. However, Germany may struggle to replicate that success in such intense competition this time.