Cortina d'Ampezzo ready for Olympic events as Games begin

VIDEO SHOWS: PEOPLE LOOKING AT CAULDRON, POLICE, MOUNTAINS, OLYMPIC SIGN IN TOWN CENTRE    RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (FEBRUARY 7, 2026)(REUTERS – Access all) 1. PEOPLE IN TOWN SQUARE 2. COUPLE TAKING PICTURES 3. VARIOUS OF CAULDRON 4. PEOPLE FILMING AND TAKING PICTURES 5. CAULDRON NEAR CHURCH 6. VARIOUS OF FANS HOLDING UKRAINIAN FLAGS 7. MILANO CORTINA 2026 LOGOS 8. VARIOUS OF POLICE AND POLICE VEHICLES 9. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WEARING SWITZERLAND BEANIES WALKING IN TOWN CENTRE 10. POLICE CARS WITH MOUNTAINS IN BACKGROUND 11. VARIOUS OF FLAG WITH TEXT READING (English): “Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre” WITH MOUNTAIN IN BACKGROUND 12. MOUNTAINSIDE 13. VARIOUS OF WATER FLOWING DOWN STEPS 14. VARIOUS OF SIGN READING (Italian): “Welcome to Cortina” STORY:  With the fire in the cauldron burning and the Milano Cortina Winter Games officially underway, Cortina d’Ampezzo on Saturday (February 7) looked forward to co-hosting the Olympic Games.     The town in the Dolomites is hosting several Olympic competitions, including curling, women’s Alpine skiing and the sliding disciplines of bobsleigh, skeleton and luge.     On Friday (February 6) evening, Sofia Goggia, Italy's first women's downhill Olympic champion, lit the cauldron in central Cortina at the culmination of the opening ceremony which also saw a cauldron lit in Milan.     It was the first time in Olympic history that two cauldrons, one of the symbols of the Games, were lit simultaneously and will burn throughout. (Production: Christine Uyanik, Ilze Filks)

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