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Star-Studded Ceremony to Kick Off Historic Milan Olympics

1/18/2026

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The opening ceremony will be held on February 6 at Milan's San Siro Stadium, with a tribute to the late fashion icon Giorgio Armani and about 60,000 spectators expected.
The ceremony will be led by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and pop star Mariah Carey.
The ceremony lasts over three hours.
Festivities will occur in three additional locations, making these Olympics the most geographically distributed in history.

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The opening ceremony will be held on February 6 at Milan's San Siro Stadium, with a tribute to the late fashion icon Giorgio Armani and about 60,000 spectators expected.
The ceremony will be led by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and pop star Mariah Carey.
The ceremony lasts over three hours.
Festivities will occur in three additional locations, making these Olympics the most geographically distributed in history.