Overview
- About 1,500 athletes are expected to attend, traveling from Milan and multiple mountain venues across the widely dispersed Games footprint.
- Rehearsals inside the Arena feature ballet star Roberto Bolle working with roughly 350 volunteers, with performances by Achille Lauro and DJ Gabry Ponte planned.
- The stage is inspired by a drop of water to link alpine venues with the Po River Valley while signaling the pressures climate change places on winter sports.
- Attendance will be limited to about 12,000, athletes will parade through Piazza Bra, and a light show will replace fireworks to avoid disturbing animals.
- The ancient venue has been upgraded with wheelchair ramps, accessible restrooms, and safety improvements, and it will host the Paralympic opening ceremony on March 6.