All the highlights from the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, as well as how and when you can watch the replay if you missed it live.

As the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin, all eyes were on teams from around the globe proudly donning their countries' uniforms for the opening ceremony, including Team USA in outfits designed by Ralph Lauren.

Milan's San Siro Stadium played the role of primary host. But, in the spirit of these unusually widespread Games, simultaneous celebrations were also held in the clusters of Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina d'Ampezzo, which — for the first time ever — lit a second Olympic cauldron.

Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian opera singer, previously sang the song during his final public performance at the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin. Because of his health issues, the song was pre-recorded and lip-synced.

The 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Games have officially begun after an opening ceremony spread across four different venues in northern Italy. Two Italian skiing legends lit the cauldron in Milan to set the Games in motion,

The 2026 Winter Olympics officially started with a spectacular display in Italy.

It wasn't a surprise, but it was still quite something to hear.

For the first time in Winter Olympics history, the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony unfolded as a multi-centered celebration, with events taking place across Italy. While the main ceremony was held at San Siro Olympic Stadium,

Legendary Olympic snowboarder Shaun White — who is commentating the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on NBC — said that he hopes United States skier Lindsey Vonn will be able to recover for this year's games.