The Winter Olympics began with a rare dual-city opening in Italy, with Greece leading tradition at the 25th Winter Games.
Get the latest news on the Milan Cortina Olympics. The opening ceremony kicked off the 2026 Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 6.
The start of the Winter Olympics is marked by the lighting of the Olympic cauldron by the torch that traveled from where it was lit in Olympia, Greece and then through Italy leading up to the games.
In the last Olympics, the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, the U.S. went second-to-last as athletes paraded down the Seine River. The logic there was similar: Los Angeles is hosting the next summer Olympics in 2028.
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