The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics officially commenced Friday evening in Milan, Italy, with an opening ceremony held at the San Siro stadium. The event, which paid homage to Italian culture, art, and music, featured performances by Italian ballet dancers and a tribute to the classic film "La Dolce Vita," according to NPR News. The ceremony, which many found "painfully long" but also "lovable," marked a return to spectacle and craftsmanship after a series of Olympics impacted by challenging circumstances, according to Time.
Athletes representing over 90 countries marched into the stadium filled with thousands of spectators, as reported by NPR News. The ceremony included a witty tribute to the classic Italian cinema, "La Dolce Vita," which inspired the term "Paparazzo," according to Time. The opening ceremony provided a "good vibe," especially following the challenges of previous Olympic events, including frigid temperatures in South Korea in 2018, a fanless Tokyo in 2021 due to COVID, and the soulless Beijing games in 2022, according to Time.
In other news, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to depart from Punta Arenas, Chile, this weekend to begin the "Summer Weddell Sea Outflow Study" (SWOS) international expedition, according to Phys.org. A multidisciplinary international research team will investigate the sharp sea ice drop in Antarctica's Weddell Sea.
Meanwhile, a team searching for active eagle nests along the Wisconsin River in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, is tracking PFAS pollution in young bald eagles through blood tests, according to Phys.org.
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