Milano Cortina 2026 opened with a ceremony Italy didn’t pretend was apolitical.
From Mariah Carey’s lip-synced cameo to Laura Pausini and Andrea Bocelli’s live rebuke, and from Team USA’s Erin Jackson-led delegation to the crowd’s unmistakable message for American politicians, iPINIONS thinks the night revealed how sport can still unite where politics divides.
Read my full take on Substack:
https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/milano-cortina-winter-olympics-2026
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