The 2026 Winter Olympics officially kicked off today with the Milan-Cortina Opening Ceremony. The theme for the start of the Winter Games was "Armonia," or harmony in English. Nearly 3,000 athletes ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fireworks as the Olympic cauldron under the Arco della Pace in Milan is lit by Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni.

An aerial view of the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in San Siro on Jan. 9, 2026. Reporter The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will officially begin with an opening ceremony that features the likes of ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics opening ceremony live updates from Milano Cortina. The official kickoff of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the opening ceremony, will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, at Milan's ...

Cue the trumpets, the 2026 Winter Olympics have arrived. Indeed, the Milano Cortina Games will officially welcome its more than 3,500 athletes with star-studded performances and standard fanfare ...

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday with an unprecedentedly widespread opening ceremony that was certainly more somber that the Paris 2024 opener but still delivered a classy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flagbearer Frankie del Duca led Team USA into the stadium at the 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ...