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IOC President Kirsty Coventry Makes History as First Woman to Declare the Olympic Games Open
The 2026 Winter Olympics opened with two cauldrons lit and a record 232 Team USA athletes competing, marking the first Games co-hosted by two cities.
- On Friday, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry opened the Games in Milan, becoming the first woman to declare the 2026 Winter Olympics officially open.
- Coventry's election last year made her the IOC's first female leader in its 130-year history, positioning her as a role model, according to the source.
- These Games also set delegation records: they are the first with two cauldrons and two host cities, and Team USA sent 232 athletes, its largest Winter Olympic team ever.
- Harmony dominated the ceremony amid rising global tensions, underscoring Italy's and Europe's cultural and sporting resonance on the global stage.
- Coventry framed the Games as a unifier when she said, and the ceremony was broadcast live, with reporting credited to The Associated Press and Melissa Hernandez de la Cruz.
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