The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.

The sport of biathlon is experiencing a surge of popularity. Only ice hockey has outperformed biathlon in terms of ticket sales for the 2026 Games in Italy.

Ticket prices for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics range from 30 euros ($33) for men’s and women’s hockey preliminary games all the way up to nearly 3,000 euros ($3,300) for the most costly seats at the Closing Ceremony inside Verona’s Arena, a ...

Entry-level tickets for preliminary rounds of ice hockey start at €30 ($36), and organizers say more than half of all the Olympic event tickets are priced below €100 ($119), depending on the sport, session and seating tier.

The sport of biathlon is experiencing a surge of popularity and its governing body has set a target of reaching 300 million fans during the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, International Biathlon Union general secretary Max Cobb told Reuters.