The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics officially started on Friday, with the opening ceremony and the lighting of the cauldrons. And these Games are particularly supersized. These are the first Olympics to fully embrace cost-cutting reforms installed by the International Olympic Committee,

An unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Winter Olympics opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture — plus American pop diva Mariah Carey — was scheduled to officially star...

The Olympics returned to a nation that last hosted the sports spectacle 20 years ago.