Cauldron for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics lit at Italy's presidential palace with 2 months to go
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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, center is flanked by Veneto region President Luca Zaia, left, and vice president of Italy's Council of Ministers Matteo Salvini attend the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron lighting, in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Friday Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Organizing Committee President Giovanni Malag passes the torch to the Italian President Sergio Mattarella during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron lighting in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Friday Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry delivers her speech during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron lighting, in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Friday Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Italian President Sergio Mattarella delivers his speech during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron lighting, in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Friday Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry delivers her speech during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron lighting, in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Friday Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, center is flanked by Veneto region President Luca Zaia, left, and vice president of Italy's Council of Ministers Matteo Salvini attend the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron lighting, in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Friday Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
