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Olympics Opening Ceremony Kicks Off 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina in Style
The Games feature 16 sports and 116 gold medals; opening ceremonies are held across multiple northern Italy sites including Milan, with performances by Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli.
- On Feb. 6, 2026 the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin with a multi-site opening across northern Italy, featuring the main ceremony at San Siro stadium, Milan at 8pm local time.
- This will be the most spread-out Winter Games in history, with two primary sites Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo over 400 kilometres apart plus three other mountain clusters and the closing ceremony in Verona.
- Figure skating begins today in Milan with Day one of the team event, led for Canada by ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, while Canada's mixed doubles curling team, unbeaten at 3-0, faces the United States in Cortina.
- The torch relay is nearly complete and top athletes are already making headlines as competitions begin with 16 sports and 116 gold medals at stake, while San Siro stadium will draw millions on official broadcasters.
- Alpine training at Cortina and Bormio is underway, with downhill sessions at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and Stelvio Ski Centre, Bormio, as host communities across northern Italy stage competitions and ceremonies culminating in Verona.
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Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Review: A Beautiful But Baffling Italian Buffet With Mariah Carey, Some Taylor Swift, Charlize Theron & Geopolitical Cheers & Jeers
Long review short: The more than three hours & three acts of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony lacked cohesion beyond a devotion to aesthetics.
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CNN: The Winter Olympics are back, and the party has already begun in Italy with a star-studded opening ceremony featuring Andrea Bocelli and Mariah Carey. The main ceremony takes place at the famous San Siro stadium in Milan, but there are also satellite events in other cities, as these are the most widely dispersed Olympic Games in history. The opening ceremony always serves as a grand showcase of the host country's cultural heritage and a sym…
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