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From Mariah Carey's singing in Italian to the dancers weaving Milan and Cortina together, the 2026 Olympics opening ceremony was one for the record books.

Some of the biggest stars were honored by carrying the torch on part of its journey from Greece to Milan.

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.

There are several prominent names that have been selected as torch bearers, and 10,000 individuals are involved. Rower Petros Gkaidatzis was the first torchbearer after the flame was lit in Olympia, and water polo player Eleni Xenaki from Greece was the last torchbearer for the Greek leg of the torch's journey.

The Olympic torch arrived in front of Milan's giant gothic cathedral amid cheers and protests on the eve of the opening ceremony.

Rain fell steadily as Amy Garff carried the Olympic torch through Saronno, Italy, just north of Milan, but the weather did little to slow her down.

An Olympic torch is a small, flaming time capsule.