Members of Italy’s Ladin minority, which settled a millennium ago in the Dolomite mountain hamlet that's now an Olympic host city, are disappointed the Winter Games will not spotlight their culture.

Classically trained dancers from La Scala’s academy are rehearsing for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Andrea Bocelli will headline the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 6.

The World Cup in Qatar will be the first to feature an Olympics-style opening ceremony when it begins on Sunday.