Xinhua
07 Feb 2026, 03:49 GMT+10
MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games open on Friday.
For the first time, the Winter Olympics opening ceremony is staged in two cities - Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo - while the athletes' parade takes place across four locations: Milan, Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina. The expanded format echoes the opening ceremony's theme, "Armonia," or harmony in English, emphasizing connection between territories and people.
Milan-Cortina 2026 marks the third time that Italy has hosted the Winter Olympics, following Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 and Turin in 2006.
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