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Italian President Mattarella declares Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics open

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)
Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)

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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