Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics officially begin with opening ceremony
ByAyaan Zaveri•Winter Olympics
Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics officially begin with opening ceremony
- The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics officially started with a vibrant opening ceremony at San Siro Stadium featuring international stars like Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli cbsnews.com+1.
- On Day 1, five gold medals were awarded across various sports, including alpine skiing, cross-country, speed skating, ski jumping, and snowboarding nytimes.com+1.
- Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen won gold in men's downhill skiing, while Frida Karlsson secured gold for Sweden in women's cross-country skiathlon nbclosangeles.com+2.
- Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida made a notable home victory in women's speed skating, setting a new Olympic record cbc.ca+2.
- Team USA had a strong start, with the women's hockey team winning 5-0 over Finland and U.S. figure skaters leading the team event, while Oliver Martin narrowly missed the podium in men's snowboarding despite competing with a broken arm nbclosangeles.com+1.
- Canada's Valérie Maltais earned the first medal of the Games with a bronze in women's speed skating, and Jack Crawford was Canada's top finisher in men's downhill cbc.ca+1.
- Several athletes from other nations, including Switzerland's Marco Odermatt and Great Britain's curling team, delivered impressive performances amid ongoing competitions and protests against the Olympics in Milan bbc.com+2.
