Pictures from the opening ceremony of Milan Cortina Olympics – NBC New York
For the primary time in Winter Olympics historical past, the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony unfolded as a multi-centered celebration, with occasions going down throughout Italy. Whereas the principle ceremony was held at San Siro Olympic Stadium, athletes, spectators, and native communities at competitors venues nationwide have been a part of the second. A number of athlete parades and two Olympic cauldrons created a collection of scenes that mirrored the dimensions and shared spirit of the Olympics.
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Peiro Cruciatti/AFP by way of Getty Photographs The Olympic Rings is revealed above dancers through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games on the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.
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David Davies/PA Photographs by way of Getty Photographs A view of performers through the Opening Ceremony for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on the San Siro in Milan, Italy.
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Matthias Hangst/Getty Photographs A basic view as dancers from the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala carry out through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Matthias Hangst/Getty Photographs A basic view of a parade of performers dressed as symbols of Italian creativeness and creativity through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on Feb.6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Elsa/Getty Photographs Mariah Carey performs through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Gregory Shamus/Getty Photographs Fashions sporting creations designed by Giorgio Armani stroll through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Henk Jan Dijks/Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Photographs/DeFodi by way of Getty Photographs Two aerial actors carry out subsequent to the rings representing town and mountain through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Henk Jan Dijks/Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Photographs/DeFodi by way of Getty Photographs Two aerial actors carry out subsequent to the rings representing town and mountain through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Gabriel Bouys/AFP by way of Getty Photographs The Olympic Rings is revealed through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games on the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.
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Maddie Meyer/Getty Photographs Flagbearer Nefeli Tita of Staff Greece enters the stadium through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Predazzo Ski Leaping Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
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Matthias Hangst/Getty Photographs Athletes of Staff Canada enter the stadium through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Matthias Hangst/Getty Photographs Flagbearers Ji-Woo Park and Junhwan Cha of Staff Republic of Korea lead the staff within the parade through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
Czech Republic’s flag bearer Lucie Charvatova (R) parades with members of the delegation through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, northern Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.
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Maddie Meyer/Getty Flagbearer Stevenson Savart of Staff Haiti enters along with his teammate into the stadium through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Predazzo Ski Leaping Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
Athletes of Staff Hungary enter with the staff into San Siro Stadium in Milan and Predazzo Ski Leaping Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.
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Alexander Nemenov/Getty Norway’s flag bearer Peder Kongshaug (R) and (From L) Norway’s Henrik Fagerli Rukke, Norway’s Julie Nistad Samsonsen, Norway’s Didrik Eng Strand parade through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games on the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.
Athletes of Staff Ukraine enter into the stadium at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno and at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.
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Piero Cruciatti/Getty Photographs USA’s flag bearer Erin Jackson parades with different athletes through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games on the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.
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Picture Picture Company/Getty Photographs The athletes of Italy parade through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on the San Siro stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Wang Zhao / Getty Photographs President of the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games on the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.
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Piero Cruciatti / Getty Photographs Italian tenor singer Andrea Bocelli (C) performs through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games on the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026.
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Julian Finney/Getty Photographs The Olympic cauldron is lit on the Arco della Tempo through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Piazza Dibona on Feb. 6, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
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Jamie Squire/Getty Photographs A firework show is seen on the Arco della Tempo after the lighting of the Olympic cauldron through the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
