The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarelladeclared the opening of Olympics winter of Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026.
The lighting of the pyre, the highlight of any opening ceremony, was attended by three giants of Italian white sport, Alberto Tomba Yes Deborah Compagnoni in Milan Yes Sofia Goggia in Ampezzo Curtainall Olympic alpine skiing champions.
For the first time in Olympic history, two cauldrons were lit while Milan (ice sports) and Cortina (snow sports) share the maximum protagonism of the 2026 Winter Gameswhich will have six other sub-headquarters, Livigno, Predazzo, Bormio, Anterselva-Anthoiz, Verona Yes Tesero.
Few Italian athletes with the charisma and quality of Alberto Tombathe ‘Pump’ which fell and shone with all its splendor during the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, with three golds and two silvers in its Olympic record.
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Among the final four heroes, only Sofia Goggia He remains active and, in fact, aspires to a third consecutive medal after winning gold in 2018 and bronze in 2022, both in the queen discipline of alpine skiing, downhill.
After a journey of more than 12,000 kilometers since its ignition in Olympics On November 26th, the Olympic flame, carried by former football players Giuseppe Bergomi Yes Franco Baresientered the San Siro Stadium under the tenor’s portentous interpretation of ‘Nessun dorma’ Andrea Bocelliecstasy before the moment of final ignition.
Sofia Goggia sets up Cortina d’Ampezzo’s pebetero
The flame left the Stadium again for other previous performances and the journey of the last relievers: Gustav Thöni gave the last relief to Goggia in Livigno and Tomb Yes Comrades They shared the spotlight as they lit the cauldron in the Arc of Peace of Milan.
