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Savannah Guthrie’s Opening Ceremonies Replacement

Savannah Guthrie’s Opening Ceremonies Replacement

Mary Carillo wasn’t supposed to be in the booth for the Milan-Cortina Opening Ceremonies Friday. She was supposed to be prepping some other Olympic segments, or reminiscing about her best Real Sports investigations, or scouting a mixed-doubles tennis tournament in Timbuktu, or whatever it is Mary Carillo does when she’s not in front of the camera. Instead, she’ll be in the booth with Shaun White and Terry Gannon, watching the Parade of Nations and commenting on all those Mariah Carey melismas, gamely stepping in while original host Savannah Guthrie stays in the US. to attend to the tragic disappearance of her mom. Who is Mary Carillo? If you’re a sports fan, you already know. But if you’re one of the millions who’s tuning in Friday just for the pageantry and don’t know your curling from your Kazakh mogul specialists, here’s the skinny on the Brooklyn-born, Florida-residing American treasure. She’s mad sardonic. Tennis fans know Carillo for her wry comments, often delivered with a world-class deadpan, leaving only alert viewers to pick up the joke. Once when the Spanish …

The 2026 Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies: What You Need to Know

The 2026 Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies: What You Need to Know

Organizers also plan to use the opening ceremony as a time to highlight Italian historical figures like Leonardo da Vinci and Christopher Columbus. There will also be a tribute to fashion designer Giorgio Armani. “We will highlight Italian talent, and what we do best: create beauty and excite,” Iascone says. What to Expect at the Closing Ceremony The Winter Games will close on February 22 with a ceremony at the Arena di Verona. The oldest sports stadium in the world, Verona Arena was chosen to create a legacy for the Milano Cortina Olympics. The organizing committee emphasized the centrality of the Verona Arena in the Milano Cortina Olympic bid. This year’s Games will also mark the first time the closing ceremony will take place in a different venue than the opening ceremony. The final ceremony will continue the narrative started with the opening one, celebrating Italy and its excellence. “We want to show,” Iascone says, “once again how Italy knows how to transform aesthetics and talent into poetry.” Titled “Beauty in Motion,” the closing ceremony …