{"id":418,"date":"2026-02-06T19:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofrussia.net\/en\/?p=418"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:38:53","slug":"2026-winter-olympic-games-official-opening-ceremony-kicks-off-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofrussia.net\/en\/2026\/02\/06\/2026-winter-olympic-games-official-opening-ceremony-kicks-off-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Winter Olympic Games Official Opening Ceremony kicks off in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"153\"><strong data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"82\">Milan (Voice Of Russia):<\/strong> The 2026 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Italy has started.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"756\">For the first time ever, the Opening Ceremony is taking place in four different locations \u2013 at <strong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"285\">Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium<\/strong>, as well as at Olympic venues in <strong data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"353\">Livigno, Predazzo, and Cortina<\/strong>. This will be the most spread-out winter games in history: The two primary competition sites are the city of <strong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"472\">Milan<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"498\">Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo<\/strong>, the winter resort in the Dolomites that is more than 400 kilometers (250 miles) away by road. Athletes also will compete in three other mountain clusters besides Cortina, while the closing ceremony will be in <strong data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"719\">Verona<\/strong>, 160 km (100 miles) east of Milan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"1076\">The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will take place in <strong data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"816\">Milan<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"875\">Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6-22, 2026<\/strong>. <strong data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"906\">Thirteen Russian athletes<\/strong> will compete under a neutral status in figure skating, speed skating, short track, freestyle skiing, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, luge, and ski mountaineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milan (Voice Of Russia): The 2026 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Italy has started. 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