AP journalists join thousands at the San Siro Stadium to watch the Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Описание: (7 Feb 2026)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milan, Italy - 6 February 2026
1. Various interiors of shuttle bus taking AP journalists to Winter Olympics opening ceremony
2. Close of Winter Games badge on AP journalist’s lanyard
3. Wide of San Siro stadium seen out of bus window
4. AP journalists leaving bus
5. Various of AP journalists taking photos of San Siro Stadium
6. AP journalists walking towards stadium
7. Mid of AP reporter Colleen Barry walking towards stadium
UPSOUND Colleen Barry, The Associated Press (English):
“This is the heart of the ceremony. But because this is the most widespread Olympics ever in history the ceremonies are also going to be spread out and there’s going to be a ceremony in Cortina which is the other host city, but another one in Predazzo, in the Val di Fiemme cluster and another one in Livigno for the mountain cluster.”
8. Pan of San Siro stadium
9. Mid of AP reporter Colleen Barry getting her pass checked and walking to enter stadium
UPSOUND Colleen Barry, The Associated Press (English):
“So I just had my ticket validated and I’m heading up to get a seat in the press tribunal (press box). So, we’re ready for the 8pm local start time. See you later.”
10. Wide of San Siro stadium

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milan, Italy - 6 February 2026
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11. STILL of journalists from The Associated Press sat inside San Siro stadium
12. STILL of dancers performing during Olympic opening ceremony at 2026 Winter Olympics (AP photo by Hassan Ammar/ID: 26038456841249)
13. STILL of fireworks exploding around Olympic rings during Olympic opening ceremony at 2026 Winter Olympics (AP photo by Ben Curtis/ID: 26038350094929)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milan, Italy - 6 February 2026
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14. SOUNDBITE (English) Colleen Barry, The Associated Press:

“This was a big mash-up tribute to Italy. Everything that people abroad know about Italy from its opera music to its hand gestures. So we learned a couple new hand gestures from a comedian. The parade of athletes was spread across four different sites, so there were many moments in Milan where we didn't have any athletes because their winter athletes were up in the mountains.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milan, Italy - 6 February 2026
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15. STILL of Mariah Carey performing during Olympic opening ceremony at 2026 Winter Olympics (AP photo by Hassan Ammar/ID: 26037709534920)
16. STILL of Carey performing during Olympic opening ceremony (AP photo by Lee Jin-man/ID: 26037714213726)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milan, Italy - 6 February 2026
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17. SOUNDBITE (English) Colleen Barry, The Associated Press:
“We had Mariah Carey thrilling the crowd with ‘volare’, singing the refrain, everybody knows so well. It was a really well-received ceremony, all in all. I think people were engaged and there was a lot of cheering. So I think it was a success for the people who have come out tonight.”
18. Various of crowds leaving San Siro
STORYLINE:
Associated Press journalists joined thousands of spectators heading into Milan’s San Siro Stadium to cover the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, as Italy welcomed the Games back for the first time in 20 years.

The ceremony marked the start of the most geographically dispersed Winter Olympics ever staged, with events and athlete parades taking place across multiple locations in northern Italy.

The evening began on the move, as shuttle buses carried journalists through Milan towards San Siro Stadium, which is one of the city’s most recognisable sporting landmarks and the main hub of the opening ceremony.











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