The Olympic Winter Games in Milan kicked off with a stunning slate of performances.

The unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Milan Cortina Winter Games opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture has started

European attitudes toward the U.S. have shifted dramatically over the past year, recent polls indicate.

Milan's San Siro Stadium played the role of primary host. But, in the spirit of these unusually widespread Games, simultaneous celebrations were also held in the clusters of Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina d'Ampezzo, which — for the first time ever — lit a second Olympic cauldron.

The performance in Milan looked squarely at the past, both in substance and in style.

What it was like to be in San Siro Stadium to kick off the Winter Games

From medals to controversies and the human stories behind the competition, we are tracking it all throughout the Winter Olympics. Competition started on Feb. 4. The opening ceremony began Friday night at the iconic San Siro Stadium in Milan,

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off with an opening ceremony on Friday that averaged 21.4 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings and digital data from Adobe Analytics.