{"id":141360,"date":"2026-02-06T18:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/2026-winter-olympic-games-officially-kick-off\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T18:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:25:41","slug":"2026-winter-olympic-games-officially-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/2026-winter-olympic-games-officially-kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Winter Olympic Games officially kick off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games were officially inaugurated this Friday by Sergio Mattarella, President of the Republic of Italy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I declare officially opened the twenty-fifth edition of the Olympic Winter Games,&#8221; Mattarella said from Milan&#8217;s Giuseppe Meazza<a href=\"https:\/\/sansirostadium.com\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(San Siro<\/a>) Stadium where the opening ceremony took place.<\/p>\n<h2><!--more--><\/h2>\n<h2>Music, legends and the lighting of the cauldrons<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141350\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141350\" src=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JOI-ok-1.jpg\" alt=\"Olympic Winter Games\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: EFE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Italian president&#8217;s remarks were followed by a performance by Andrea Bocelli, who interpreted &#8216;Nessun dorma&#8217; from the opera Turandot.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Giuseppe Bergomi and Franco Baresi, former Inter and Milan players, respectively, came on stage to hand over the torch to Olympic volleyball champions Anna Danesi, Paola Egonu and Carlotta Cambi.<\/p>\n<p>The torch then left San Siro and, after a message of peace from South African and American Charlize Theron, inspired by Nelson Mandela, the two Olympic Winter Games cauldrons were lit.<\/p>\n<p>The cauldrons, which preside over two emblematic places in each of the host cities, were lit by skiers Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni.<\/p>\n<p>Both three-time Olympic champions, at the Arch of Peace in Milan,<\/p>\n<p>And by the also skier Sofia Goggia, Olympic champion in 2018, in Piazza Dibona in Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo.<\/p>\n<h2>An unprecedented Olympic Games<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141351\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141351\" src=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JOI-ok-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"631\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Milano Cortina 2026 Instagram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p style=\"color: #fd9737;\">Andrea Bocelli performed &#039;Nessun dorma&#039;<\/p><cite>Qu\u00e9Onnda.com<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<p>This is the first time in history that an Olympic Games has had two cauldrons guarding two different flames.<\/p>\n<p>They are also the largest Games ever, with 22,000 square kilometers.<\/p>\n<p>The main venue for the opening ceremony of these Olympic Winter Games was the mythical Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Stadium in Milan.<\/p>\n<p>It was its last major event before being demolished for the construction of a new stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony, with performances by Laura Pausini, Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli, among other artists.<\/p>\n<p>With a tribute to the late Giorgio Armani, it lasted more than three and a half hours, including the parade of the 92 delegations.<\/p>\n<p>Divided among the cities where the different events will be held, which is also unique in the history of Olympic sport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>With information from EFE<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qu\u00e9Onnda.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games were officially inaugurated this Friday by Sergio Mattarella, President of the Republic of Italy. &#8220;I declare officially opened the twenty-fifth edition of the Olympic Winter Games,&#8221; Mattarella said from Milan&#8217;s Giuseppe Meazza(San Siro) Stadium where the opening ceremony took 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