The Olympic Winter Games in Milan kicked off with a stunning slate of performances.
A rousing Opening Ceremony that included everything from dancing musical notes to massive paint tubes to massive flying Olympic rings to Mariah Carey ended with a dramatic reveal as Italian legends Sofia Goggia, Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni lit the two torches that will burn for the length of the Winter Olympics.
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.
The iconic Mariah Carey had the honor of performing at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. It was announced back in December that Carey was invited to make an appearance at the opening ceremony in Italy.
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