______________________________________________ 00:02. Well, the fireworks started. Games are open! The ceremony is completed! 00:28. Sofia Goggia did the same in Cortina.

00:27. Deborah Compagnoni and Alberto Tomba lit the cup in Milan.

00:24. So, now we will light the Olympic flame.

00:16. Athletes read the Olympic oath.

00:13. Our ceremony took a little longer.

00:05. The Olympic flag will be raised.

00:04. Charlize Theron comes out with a message of peace.

00:03. Dove of peace made up by volunteers in the arena.

23:57. Giuseppe Bergomi and Franco Baresi came out.

23:55. Andrea Bocelli came out with us. The Olympic flame lighting ceremony will now take place..

23:52. THE 2026 OLYMPICS HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY DECLARED OPEN! 23:46. George Meloni is frankly bored with something. Even kemarit.

23:39. IOC President Kirsty Coventry talks about unification, peace and humanity. Well yes, well yes.

23:30. Well, the speeches began to push the officials.

23:28. The flags of all delegations were brought to the San Siro. And we’ll look at ours again.

23:16. A very cool block they just made. The girl’s microphone allegedly did not work and she demonstrated such emotional gestures typical of Italians.

23:15. The parade of nations is completed. Let's move on to any talking shop.

23:13. Well, the Italians are closing our parade.

23:03. UKRAINIANS ARE COMING OUT! Ours were greeted with applause. 22:40. Great view of San Siro.

22:32. We are waiting for the Ukrainians to appear.

22:25. While the Olympics, which is designed to stop wars, opens in Milan, Russia has begun a massive launch of attack drones across Ukraine.

22:19. The Germans have an interesting uniform. Blanket or plaid with a zipper.

22:13. Ours are waiting to come out.

22:07. The Colombians only have one athlete, so only a sign with the name of the country was brought to the San Siro.

22:00. The Czechs have a decent team too.

21:47. The Canadians have now blown up the stadium. Huge delegation.

21:52. Australians have been the most positive so far.

21:45. Athletes also compete in different locations. The Greeks opened the parade at San Siro.

21:42. The parade of athletes has begun.

21:38. All the rings connected above the stadium.

21:34. Olympic rings begin to appear in the arena.

21:26. Raising the Italian flag here.

21:24. Let's also look at the icon.

21:22. We have now greeted the Presidents of Italy and the International Olympic Committee.

21:17. Here comes Mariah Carey's entrance.

21:16. A few photos.

21:12. Italian history continues. References to composers.

21:06. Well, yes. This is one of the last great events for San Siro. The stadium will be demolished and a new one will be built.

21:03. It all starts with a production about the history of Italian culture. All kinds of sculptures, antiquity and so on.

THE CEREMONY HAS STARTED! Let's go. 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE CEREMONY. Interestingly, the opening will take place in four locations at once - in Milan itself, Predazzo, Livigno and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

20 MINUTES BEFORE THE CEREMONY. We are making final preparations.

60 MINUTES BEFORE THE CEREMONY. Freestyler Katerina Kotsar will be the first Ukrainian to start at the Olympics.

120 MINUTES BEFORE THE CEREMONY. Zlatan Ibrahimovic took part in the Olympic torch relay.

4 HOURS BEFORE THE CEREMONY. There is already excitement online about the uniform of the Haitians.

6 HOURS BEFORE THE CEREMONY. Our girls from the biathlon team have already arrived in Milan.

11 HOURS BEFORE THE CEREMONY. Ukraine will be 86th at the Parade of Nations.

12 HOURS BEFORE THE CEREMONY. Here we go!

24 HOURS BEFORE THE CEREMONY. Ukraine has the 20th largest delegation at the Games.

24 HOURS BEFORE THE CEREMONY. Greetings to all sports fans. The main sporting event of winter 2026 officially begins in Milan. The dress rehearsal for the opening has already taken place..

Ukraine will be represented at the Olympic Games in Milan by 46 athletes. The flag of our country during the parade of competition participants will be carried by luger Vladislav Geraskevich and short speed skater Elizaveta Sidorko.

The ceremony will be organized by Balich Wonder Studio.

It is curious that for the first time in history two bowls of the Olympic flame will be lit at once.. One will be located in Milan on the Arch of Peace or Arc de Triomphe, and the second in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Piazza Dibona - in the heart of the city in the mountains.

Representatives of the Russian Federation will not participate in the exit of the delegations, who will speak in Milan in the so-called neutral status. The day before, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned the use of symbols of the aggressor country at the Games venues.