Are you ready for the torch flame? The Olympic opening ceremony has become one of the most talked-about elements of the Games, growing in scope and spectacle over the years. The opening of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics is set to continue that creative legacy.

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opened on Friday with a glittering ceremony at the San Siro stadium echoed by festivities at Games venues across the snow-capped Italian Alps.

Princess Catharina-Amalia poses with her parents, Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.