The Olympic Winter Games in Milan kicked off with a stunning slate of performances.
The parade of delegations is one of the most cherished traditions of the Games.
As the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin, all eyes were on teams from around the globe proudly donning their countries' uniforms for the opening ceremony, including Team USA in outfits designed by Ralph Lauren.
Get the latest news on the Milan Cortina Olympics. The opening ceremony kicked off the 2026 Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 6.
Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian opera singer, previously sang the song during his final public performance at the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin. Because of his health issues, the song was pre-recorded and lip-synced.
The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is complete at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Featuring simultaneous ceremonies in the mountain towns of Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo, the day's festivities included performances from Mariah Carey,
The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are officially open with the conclusion of Friday’s Opening Ceremony. This was a historic Opening Ceremony, where two Olympic cauldrons were used for the first time,
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off with an opening ceremony on Friday that averaged 21.4 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings and digital data from Adobe Analytics.
The iconic Mariah Carey had the honor of performing at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. It was announced back in December that Carey was invited to make an appearance at the opening ceremony in Italy.
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