US EditionThe Milan Cortina Olympics’ Four-Site and Two-Cauldron Opening Ceremony Begins
The Games feature 2,900 athletes parading near their competition venues and dual cauldrons lit simultaneously, highlighting Italian design and minimizing travel.
- On Friday , San Siro Stadium, Milan hosts a three-hour opening ceremony at 1900 GMT featuring Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and Lang Lang.
- Creative director Marco Balich framed the ceremony as a global platform to convey positive messages and pay tribute to Italian design, including a nod to Giorgio Armani, who passed away last year.
- The Olympic flame reached Milan on Thursday, February 5, 2026, and organisers planned simultaneous da Vinci-inspired cauldrons, with torchbearers kept secret, reported on Wednesday.
- Dozens of dignitaries, including US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, attended as competitions faced setbacks with four Finnish players sidelined by virus and Lindsey Vonn tested her injured knee.
- The IOC emphasised the schedule for February 6-22, as 2,900 athletes parade near their venues in Milan, Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo to minimise travel.
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