Northwood has an exciting few weeks ahead, where student-athletes and students from around the world can cheer on their favorite athletes and countrymen at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. This will be the 25th edition of the Winter Olympic Games. The events will run from February 6 – 22, 2026.
Photo credit: nbcolympics.com.
It is expected that the student lounge will be busy after school and in the mornings, as students catch up on the day’s events. The Opening Ceremonies are on February 6 in Milan, with singer Mariah Carey and Italian opera great Andrea Bocelli performing. The highlight of the ceremonies is the athlete parade, where 92 nations will enter the stadium. It is expected that there will be over 2,800 athletes in the parade. It is always popular to see what each country’s team uniform looks like. This year, Team USA’s uniforms are designed by Ralph Lauren, and Team Canada’s by Lululemon. A survey of Northwood students found that about 5% were planning to watch the Opening Ceremonies on Friday.
There will be 116 medal events in 16 disciplines. The new sports for these Olympics are men’s and women’s dual moguls. So, what sports is Northwood most looking forward to? Here is a breakdown of the top sports that students and staff are getting ready to watch from an unscientific survey of 45 students:
“I am obviously excited to watch Team Canada for hockey, but I will definitely be watching ski jumping. It is a really cool sport, and it is also really cool that I can cheer on a former Northwood guy, Tate Frantz, who’s jumping for the USA,” said Canadian Charles Pigeon ’26.
Northwood has a long history of having former students compete in the games. In 2026, we will all be cheering on Kevin Drury for Team Canada in ski cross and Tate Frantz on Team USA for ski jumping. We hope to see them medal!
