The ceremony will be the first edition of the Winter Games with a multi-centered model, with competition spread across multiple cities and two host cities.
To signify the widespread action, two cauldrons will be lit and extinguished at the same time for the first time in Olympic history.
One cauldron will be in Milan at the Arco della Pace, where the opening ceremony will be hosted, and the second will be lit in Cortina d’Ampezzo in Piazza Dibona.
The cauldrons, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s knots, will be lit and extinguished at the same time to mark the start of the Games.
The opening ceremony airs live at noon MST Friday with primetime coverage at 6 p.m.
