Roughly 3,000 Olympic athletes will participate in the ceremony, officially marking the beginning of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Get the latest news on the Milan Cortina Olympics. The opening ceremony kicked off the 2026 Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 6.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are being hosted by both Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, a ski town near Italy's border with Austria.