A power outage briefly halted the opening curling match at the 2026 Winter Olympics, delaying events and raising concerns about aging venues.

A power outage that affected lights and scoreboards at the 1955-built Cortina Curling Stadium caused the first event of the 2026 Winter Olympics, mixed doubles curling in Cortina, to be briefly halted five minutes into the competition. The men's singles luge session and play were delayed for approximately three minutes due to an energy-related problem, but the competition resumed without any more problems. Other teams, such as Sweden, Switzerland, and Great Britain, also won their first games, with Canada winning 10-5. The outage happened while construction was ongoing at other locations, such as the Milan hockey arena, and brought attention to persistent infrastructure issues at aging venues despite upgrades.