Overview
- Organizers will stage simultaneous moments across Milan and Cortina, with separate cauldrons at the Arco della Pace and Piazza Dibona anchoring a distributed opening.
- San Siro hosts a large‑scale production featuring Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini and other international names, with a cast of over 1,300 and more than 500 musicians.
- Security has been reinforced with over 2,000 Carabinieri, as Milan sees student marches, pro‑Palestinian demonstrations along the torch route and the occupation of the ex Palasharp.
- The torch relay reached Milan’s Piazza Duomo before today’s final leg to the ceremony, drawing thousands of spectators and featuring Paralympic torchbearers such as Simone Barlaam.
- Dignitaries including President Sergio Mattarella, IOC president Kirsty Coventry and visiting U.S. officials JD Vance and Marco Rubio are in the city, while early competition has begun with Italy’s women beating France 4–1 at the new Arena Santagiulia.