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Verona Prepares Its Ancient Arena for the Olympics Closing Ceremony on Sunday
The ceremony, titled 'Beauty in Action,' features about 1,500 athletes and a fusion of Italian opera, music, dance, and technology, highlighting creativity and unity in sport and art.
- On Sunday, February 22, 2026, the Closing Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held at the Arena di Verona, kicking off at 1:30 p.m. and marking the Games' end.
- Organizers moved the finale from Cortina d'Ampezzo because it was considered too small and remote, and designed a drop-shaped stage to link the Dolomite mountains with the Po River Valley.
- This week, rehearsals and wardrobe finishing took place inside the Arena as acclaimed ballet dancer Roberto Bolle rehearsed with about 350 volunteers for `Beauty in Motion`, while seamstresses completed opera-inspired costumes and headliners include Achille Lauro and DJ Gabry Ponte.
- Ahead of next month, the Arena di Verona was retrofitted with wheelchair ramps and accessible restrooms ahead of the Paralympic opening on March 6, 2026, and NBC and Peacock will broadcast the program live.
- Producer Alfredo Accatino said the ceremony will narrate a changing Italy and the beauty of movement, sport and nature, promising surprises from the Arena's tunnels.
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Milano Cortina: Vittozzi, Ghiotto to be Italy's flag-bearers at closing ceremony
Biathlete Lisa Vittozzi and speed skater Davide Ghiotto have been chosen to be Italy's flag-bearers at the closing ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Verona Arena on Sunday. (ANSA)
A symbolic pair from Team Italy will lead the Italian flag at the Closing Ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, scheduled for Sunday, February 22, at the Verona Arena. Olympic champions Lisa Vittozzi and Davide Ghiotto have been chosen as the Italian flag bearers for the final act of the Olympic Games, which brings the curtain down on an edition that has rightfully entered the history of Italian sport.
The opening ceremony focused on the San Siro stadium, the mythical arena of Milanese football. The closing ceremony, scheduled for Sunday, will take place in a slightly different venue, not really associated with the sport: the Verona arenas. A majestic setting to complete these Games and pay tribute to the rich Italian heritage, linking the glorious past to the present and future of the Olympic Movement. Twenty million euros invested The idea o…
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