The Winter Olympics began with a rare dual-city opening in Italy, with Greece leading tradition at the 25th Winter Games.

Frank Del Duca of Bethel led the United States team into the ceremony as one of two flag bearers. The contingent from ...

Bernat Armangue is based in Madrid and has worked for The Associated Press for 20 years, covering news and sports across ...

Italian skiing legend Sofia Goggia lit the Olympic cauldron in Cortina and played an integral role in bringing the Winter ...

With the opening ceremony on Friday, February 6, the 2026 Winter Olympics are officially underway. The opening ceremony ...

Sofia Goggia had a key role in securing the hosting rights of the Milan Cortina Olympics for Italy. So it seemed fitting that ...

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is complete at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Featuring simultaneous ceremonies in the mountain towns of Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo, the ...

The tradition of the Olympic flame and cauldron dates back 100 years or more. More recently, it’s become a major design moment.

J.D. Vance and the Israeli team were booed during a ceremony that reflects both the host city and the times we live in ...

The end of the 2026 Olympic torch relay culminated with the lighting of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics cauldrons at the ...

The Olympic torch is a symbol of peace and unity , passed around the world in the spirit of co-operation, and for each Games, ...

For the first time ever, the Olympic flame was lit simultaneously in two separate cities - Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo ...