The Opening is loosely inspired by a viral meme that emerged from the shocking 2022 chess scandal, in which a chess player was wrongfully accused of cheating via a vibrating buttplug. In The Opening, ...

MILAN — Fireworks. Mariah Carey. A dancing stovetop espresso maker. The Winter Olympics kicked off in Italy on Friday with all that and more. Milan’s San Siro Stadium played the role of primary host.

Want more Olympics updates? Get our behind-the-scenes newsletter for what it's like to be at these Games. MILAN — Fireworks. Mariah Carey. A dancing stovetop espresso maker. The Winter Olympics kicked ...

The Olympic cauldrons were lit in Milan and Cortina, symbolizing the start of the Games. Located in Milan at the Arco della Pace and in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Piazza Dibona, the cauldrons pay homage to ...

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 ...

A unique opening ceremony unfolded in four different venues across Northern Italy. Here's a look at the festivities in photos. Michael Kappeler / picture alliance via Getty Images The 2026 Olympics ...

Rings form the Olympic emblem during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 6, 2026. Photo: Antonin Thuillier/AFP via Getty Images ...

While Impacciatore is known to international audiences thanks to her work in American TV, the ceremony incorporated other Italian talents who have yet to become as recognizable on the world stage.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Cauldrons are a history-making first. Though the tradition of lighting a cauldron has been thousands of years in the making, 2026 is the first time two cauldrons will ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off in Milan on Friday evening, local time. Athletes representing over 90 countries march into the San Siro stadium filled with thousands of spectators ...

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 ...