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Italy's Enrico Fabris carries the Olympic torch with the Olympic flame at the Arco della Pace outside the stadium during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: Daniel Munoz/Pool Photo via AP
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Cecilia Bartoli performs at the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. | Photo: Susana Vera/Pool Photo via AP
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Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, right, perform during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis
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Actress and UN Peace Ambassador Charlize Theron gives a speech at the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. | Photo: Susana Vera/Pool Photo via AP
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The Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP
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India's flag bearer Arif Mohd Khan leads the team during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP
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Dancers perform during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
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Final torchbearer Italian skier Sofia Goggia holds the torch of the Olympic flame to light the Olympic cauldron designed by Marco Balich during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: Stefano Rellandini/Pool Photo via AP
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A view of the lit cauldron at the Arco della Pace during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Bernat Armangue
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Chinese pianist Lang Lang performs during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
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David Pastrnak, flag bearer of Czechia, walks with Czechia athletes during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
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Spain's flagbearer Joaquim Salarich Baucells leads the team during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP
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Athletes from Slovakia walk during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP
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Athletes from South Africa walk during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP
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Athletes from Uzbekistan walk during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP
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Athletes from Japan walk during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP
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Flag bearer Faiz Basha Munwar Basha of Singapore leads the team, during the Olympic opening ceremony, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP
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Athletes from Ukraine arrive during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis
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Pakistan's flag bearer Muhammad Karim walks with his teammate during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: Cameron Spencer/Pool Photo via AP
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Fireworks explode from the Olympic rings during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
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Italian former skier Deborah Compagnoni and Italian former skier Alberto Tomba light the cauldron at the Arco della Pace during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Bernat Armangue
