The first medal of the Winter Games was awarded this morning, with Swiss skiier Franjo von Allmen taking the gold. Later today, medals will be awarded in women's 10km and 10km skiathlon, women’s normal hill ski jumping, men’s snowboard Big Air and women’s 3,000-meter speed skating.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.

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Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian opera singer, previously sang the song during his final public performance at the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin. Because of his health issues, the song was pre-recorded and lip-synced.

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A pair of stoats named Tina and Milo are the mascots for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The gold medals at the Games in Italy contain a sizeable amount of the metal but they are far from being entirely made of gold.