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Let the Games begin. For real.

Though we're now three days into competition, the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics officially kicked off today with the main opening ceremony at Milan's historic San Siro stadium and satellite celebrations in three ski-resort towns across northern Italy.

Canadian flag-bearers Mikaël Kingsbury and Marielle Thompson took part in the parade of nations in Livigno, about a four-hour drive from Milan, leading a pack of Canadian athletes into the festivities there. Others participated in the parades in Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo or Predazzo, depending on where they're competing.

Canada's Milan contingent entered the San Siro to loud cheers. The centrepiece show at the home of the beloved AC Milan and Inter Milan soccer teams also featured performances by two of the greatest voices in music: renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and American pop icon Mariah Carey. And, this being one of the fashion capitals of the world, there were of course some sharply dressed Italian models and global celebrities. 

New International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry, the first woman ever to head up the IOC, gave her first in-Games address. "Let these Games be a celebration of what unites us," she said.

Two Olympic cauldrons were lit, each by an Italian alpine skiing great. Alberto Tomba ignited the flame at Milan's Arco della Pace, near the San Siro, while Deborah Compagnoni did the honours in Cortina. Here's more on the opening ceremony. 

Before everyone took a break for the show, we had a few interesting results in competition today.

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