The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games have begun with a spectacular opening ceremony held across four different locations. Milan's San Siro stadium served as the main stage, while Cortina, Livigno, and Predazzo also hosted segments of the event. The ceremony featured memorable performances, including Andrea Bocelli singing as the Olympic torch entered San Siro, and concluded with the lighting of two Olympic cauldrons. The athlete parade was met with enthusiastic cheers, especially for the Italian and Ukrainian teams, though some political figures and delegations received mixed reactions from the crowd.