Relive Winter Olympics opening ceremony
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The performance in Milan looked squarely at the past, both in substance and in style.
JD Vance got a loudly chilly reception at the Winter Olympics. The vice president, who represented the U.S. as the presidential delegate to the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, was greeted with a chorus of boos when he and his wife,
Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the 2026 Winter Olympics open. Two cauldrons — one in Milan and one in Cortina — have been lit, marking a first in the Winter Games’ history. Hello everyone from Cortina d'Ampezzo - a 4.