You won't want to miss the epic finale unfolding in Verona as the world bids farewell to the 2026 Winter Games.

The 2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 22, with live coverage beginning at 2:30 pm ET on NBC and simulcast on Peacock. Streaming is also available via NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC Sports app, the NBC Sports app, and the NBC app.

Her older sister, Isabel Atkin, Great Britain’s first skiing Olympic medallist, was more free-spirited. She would jump from ridiculous heights, shouting “Come on!” at her younger sister. Isabel was fearless, Atkin thought. She was fearful. She felt it intensely, even as a child.

“I just get emotional talking about it because it just shows perseverance — and a little luck,” said Olympic curler Rich Ruohonen, 54.

Catch up with all the 2026 Winter Olympics medals handed after the conclusion of events on Feb. 20.

The word "Olympics" is rooted in ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, the gods would descend from Mount Olympus into the town of Olympia to gather and socialize with humans, according to Matthew Llewellyn, co-director of the Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research at California State University, Fullerton.

That might just be your neighborhood’s friendly new Olympic champion. Alex Ferreira, the freeskier who occasionally dons prosthetics to look 80 and calls his alter ego “Hotdog Hans” when he’s not kicking butt in the halfpipe,

Forward Radek Faksa contributed two assists in three games for Czechia at these Olympics. Unfortunately, he missed out on his country’s final two games with an upper-body injury. Czechia was eliminated after an overtime loss to Canada in the quarterfinals.