
The cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is lit at the Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

The delegation of Ukraine parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

A girl performs 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/Li Ming)

The delegation of Romania parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

The cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is lit in Piazza Angelo Dibona in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Italian President Sergio Mattarella declares the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games open at the San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

The delegation of the Netherlands parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

The delegation of Poland parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

The cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is lit in Piazza Angelo Dibona in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

The cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is lit at the Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

The delegation of Hungary parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

The delegation of Slovakia parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

Fireworks illuminate the night sky at the Arco della Pace during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

The delegation of China's Hong Kong parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

The delegation of the Netherlands parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

The cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is lit at the Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

The delegation of Norway parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

The cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is lit at the Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry addresses the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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/Cheng Min)

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/Xue Yuge)

The opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is held at the San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

Chinese pianist Lang Lang (L) and Italian opera singer Cecilia Bartoli 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/Xue Yuge)

Fireworks illuminate the night sky at the Arco della Pace during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

Fireworks illuminate the night sky at the Arco della Pace during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

The cauldron of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is ignited in Piazza Angelo Dibona in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

The delegation of Armenia parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

The delegation of Bulgaria parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

The delegation of Canada parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

The delegation of China parades into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)











