Novak Djokovic's biggest idol and the best snow has ever seen lit the Olympic flame
The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have opened, and the highlight of the ceremony was the lighting of the Olympic flame at the San Siro stadium in Milan, ignited by legendary skier Alberto Tomba. With Tomba was triple Olympic champion Debora Compagnoni in 'Piazza Dibona'.
TL;DR
- The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony took place at San Siro stadium in Milan.
- Legendary skier Alberto Tomba lit the Olympic flame.
- Serbia was represented by Anja Ilić, Miloš Milosavljević, and Aleksa Tomović.
- Greece traditionally opened the Parade of Nations, with Italy closing it.
- A total of 2,871 athletes from 92 Olympic committees will participate.
- The United States has the largest delegation with 233 athletes.
- Novak Djokovic once cited Alberto Tomba as one of his idols.
- Alberto Tomba's career highlights include three Olympic golds, two World Championship titles, and nine World Cup season titles.