MILAN — The Mona Lisa. People dressed as coffee makers. Mariah Carey. Fun cheers. Heavy boos. It’s a fact the Olympic opening ceremony is a made-for-TV extravaganza, meant to wow a global audience ...

American athletes received an enthusiastic welcome at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, but the mood shifted when cameras briefly turned to Vice President JD Vance. Jeers and ...

Want more Olympics updates? Get our behind-the-scenes newsletter for what it's like to be at these Games. MILAN — Fireworks. Mariah Carey. A dancing stovetop espresso maker. The Winter Olympics kicked ...

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is complete at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Featuring simultaneous ceremonies in the mountain towns of Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo, the ...

A unique opening ceremony unfolded in four different venues across Northern Italy. Here's a look at the festivities in photos. Michael Kappeler / picture alliance via Getty Images The 2026 Olympics ...

Rings form the Olympic emblem during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 6, 2026. Photo: Antonin Thuillier/AFP via Getty Images ...

On Feb. 6, the 2026 games started with a performance by Mariah Carey, an appearance by Vittoria Ceretti and more Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty The 2026 Winter Olympics have officially ...

MILAN (AP) — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high ...

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, got a chilly reception at the 2026 Winter Olympics. During Friday's opening ceremony to the games, which are taking place in Milan, Italy, the camera panned ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are officially open with the conclusion of Friday’s Opening Ceremony. This was a historic Opening Ceremony, where two Olympic cauldrons were used for the first ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off in Milan on Friday evening, local time. Athletes representing over 90 countries march into the San Siro stadium filled with thousands of spectators ...

Vice President JD Vance was booed during the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday in Italy. As the camera showed Vance and his wife, Usha, the crowd could be heard booing and whistling, mixed with ...