Xinhua
07 Feb 2026, 04:16 GMT+10
MILAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic cauldrons were lit simultaneously in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as the 2026 Winter Games opened on Friday.
The cauldron lighting ceremony took place at Milan's Arco della Pace and Cortina's Piazza Angelo Dibona.
After the Olympic flame arrived in Italy on December 4, 2025, the torch relay traversed 12,000 kilometers across the country, involving more than 10,000 torchbearers from all walks of life.
Milan-Cortina 2026, which features 116 events across 16 disciplines, is held from February 6 to 22. It 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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