Buongiorno & Good morning...
I just saw highlights of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2026 and I really really liked it. I have no favorite winter sport to watch, but we'll see, maybe there will be some pleasant surprise.
As for the opening ceremony itself, it was really fresh, modern looking. I'll start with the thing I'm not sure it needed: Mariah Carey - in the country with 59 millions of singers, why?
On the other hand, the national anthem sang by Laura Pausini was a great choice: she's well known even abroad, has a very decent voice that suits for this occasion, she's kind of "in the middle" of generations so she'd be accepted as a singer of the anthem by the younger generation as well as by the older one. And she does look great, that's always a plus.
See for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7bOHuG5pR4