US EditionHighlights From the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony in Verona celebrated athletes from 92 nations and Italy's 30 medals, while Norway set a Winter Olympic record with 18 golds, organizers said.
- On Sunday, February 22, the Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony concluded at the Verona Olympic Arena under the theme "Beauty in Action," marking the official end of the Games.
- Organizers chose the Arena di Verona because it is a nearly 2,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site temporarily renamed Verona Olympic Arena, with a capacity of approximately 12,000 spectators and a water droplet stage motif.
- The ceremony blended opera and pop, with the Choir and Orchestra of the Fondazione Arena di Verona, trumpeter Paolo Fresu, Major Lazer, Achille Lauro, and a choreographed light show replacing fireworks while two cauldrons were extinguished in Milan and Cortina.
- Despite fewer athletes, around 1,500 marched, with 35 delegations having only one flagbearer and volunteers carrying flags for some countries, as organizers said.
- The ceremony concluded with the Olympic flag handed to the 2030 Winter Olympics hosts, celebrating Italy’s 30 medals, including standout performances by Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Alysa Liu.
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