Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics set for lavish opening ceremony
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially open with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on Friday.
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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, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially started Friday.
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At the end of the ceremony, the Olympic cauldrons were lit in Milan by alpine skiing legends Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni, and in Cortina by downhill star Sofia Goggia.
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