‘We are all connected’: Winter Olympics opening ceremony stresses harmony and showcases Italy

A stunning curtain-raiser was a fitting celebration of the host country and the Games – with wider messages never far from the surfaceThis was an opening ceremony for the ages: effortlessly chic, bewitching and divine. Milan simultaneously delivered a three-hour love letter to Italy, and a plea for hope and harmony in a fractious world.But not everyone in the 60,000 crowd at San Siro was listening. As the United States team, led by the speedskater Erin Jackson, made its way across the stadium it was loudly applauded. But then the TV cameras panned to the US vice-president, JD Vance, and his wife, Usha, and the cheers turned to loud boos. Continue reading...


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