As the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin, all eyes are on teams from around the globe proudly donning their countries' uniforms for the opening ceremony, including Team USA in outfits designed by Ralph Lauren.

The 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony was held in Milan and Cortina on Friday, Feb. 6. PEOPLE recapped the entire night from San Siro Stadium in Milan.

All the highlights from the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, as well as how and when you can watch the replay if you missed it live.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are officially open with the conclusion of Friday’s Opening Ceremony. This was a historic Opening Ceremony, where two Olympic cauldrons were used for the first time,

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For the first time in Winter Olympics history, the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony unfolded as a multi-centered celebration, with events taking place across Italy. While the main ceremony was held at San Siro Olympic Stadium,

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.

Milan's San Siro Stadium played the role of primary host. But, in the spirit of these unusually widespread Games, simultaneous celebrations were also held in the clusters of Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina d'Ampezzo, which — for the first time ever — lit a second Olympic cauldron.

There are few opportunities to mount an event of this scale, but the Olympics host country showed what it was made of through performances by Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and Sabrina Impacciatore.