"There are 116 medal events on the line throughout the two-and-a-half weeks. And this time, unlike the COVID-era 2022 Beijing Winter Games, spectators will be allowed to watch in person. But you don't have to board a plane or sport hand warmers to get a good view, thanks to NBC's robust broadcasting rights and NPR's scrappy team of journalists on the ground."
"It will be held primarily at the historic San Siro Stadium in Milan, featuring performances by icons like Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli, as well as traditional elements like the Parade of Nations and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. But there will also be simultaneous ceremonies and athlete parades at some of the other venues scattered hundreds of miles apart and, for the first time in history, a second Olympic cauldron will be lit in the co-host city of Cortina d'Ampezzo."
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will host hundreds of athletes from around the world, including 232 from the United States, competing across over two dozen venues in northern Italy. Sixteen sports will be contested across 116 medal events during roughly two-and-a-half weeks. Spectators will be allowed to attend in person, unlike the COVID-era 2022 Games. The Feb. 6 opening ceremony at San Siro Stadium in Milan will feature performances by Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli, Parade of Nations, and cauldron lighting, with a second cauldron to be lit in Cortina d'Ampezzo. NBC will provide live broadcast coverage, also streaming on Peacock, while NPR will report on the ground.
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