A visual look at the best of the Winter Olympic opening ceremonies, spread out across Northern Italy in four venues.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony kicked off with a dazzling display of music, dance, and pageantry — ...

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony airs live on Friday, Feb. 6, at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET on NBC (which can be livestreamed free with DirecTV’s five-day trial) and Peacock.

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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 ...

The Winter Olympics opening ceremony is made for television, but plenty still happened that wasn't caught on camera.

Mariah Carey took center stage to help kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at 100-year-old San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games officially kicked off Feb. 6 with the Opening Ceremony. See everything you might have missed.

Get the latest news on the Milan Cortina Olympics. The opening ceremony kicked off the 2026 Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 6.

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 ...

All the highlights from the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, as well as how and when you can watch the ...

It’s time to strap on the ski boots and wrap up warm – the Winter Olympics begin this Friday. After the Opening Ceremony for ...