MILAN (AP) — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” aka “Volare” — an unprecedented four-site,

The opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics promises to make history before the first medal is even awarded. Here's how and when to watch it.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off with an opening ceremony on Friday that averaged 21.4 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

What time is the Winter Olympics opening ceremony? - The Winter Olympics officially get underway on Friday 6 February with the Opening Ceremony

From medals to controversies and the human stories behind the competition, we are tracking it all throughout the Winter Olympics. Competition started on Feb. 4. The opening ceremony on Friday night took place at the iconic San Siro Stadium in Milan and featured performances by Mariah Carey,

An Italian broadcaster came under fire over the weekend for making multiple errors during the 2026 Winter Olympics' opening ceremony over the weekend.

And NBC will likely get big numbers again on Sunday as the network airs both Super Bowl LX and its Olympics coverage.

European attitudes toward the U.S. have shifted dramatically over the past year, recent polls indicate.