A visual look at the best of the Winter Olympic opening ceremonies, spread out across Northern Italy in four venues.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games kicked off to a solid ratings start with its opening ceremony reaching seeing a 34% uptick from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The opening ceremony, which kicked off at 11 a.
MILAN (AP) — Though U.S. Vice President JD Vance was booed by some spectators at the Winter Games opening ceremony, there was warmth with Olympic leaders at a key point in diplomatic relations ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games.
Milan's San Siro Stadium played the role of primary host. But, in the spirit of these unusually widespread Games, simultaneous celebrations were also held in the clusters of Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina d'Ampezzo, which — for the first time ever — lit a second Olympic cauldron.
The Olympic Winter Games in Milan kicked off with a stunning slate of performances.
What it was like to be in San Siro Stadium to kick off the Winter Games
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance were spotted at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night in Milan, Italy.
The Winter Olympics opening ceremony is made for television, but plenty still happened that wasn't caught on camera.
It wasn't a surprise, but it was still quite something to hear.
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