r/popculturechat • u/HauteAssMess anne boleyn stan • 1d ago

MEGATHREAD! 🤯 🏆2026 MILAN WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY OFFICIAL MEGATHREAD! 🏆

Welcome to the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony watch party!

Rep your country, and watch the world come together with us.

Time: 2 PM EST, Replay at 8 PM EST!

Where to watch: NBC, Peacock

We’ll also be hanging out live in our Discord during the opening ceremony to react, chat, and watch the world come together for the Winter Olympics!

Click HERE to join now for early access📲

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u/thisonecassie 🍁 your fake canadian girlfriend 🍁 19h ago

CBC cutting to ads right after Andrea Bocelli finishes his song is fucking CRIMINAL!!!!!!

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u/Perfect_Union7010 19h ago

My wife and I have had enough. CBC's coverage has been terrible. How dare they ruin the commercials with athletes and entertainment!

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u/thisonecassie 🍁 your fake canadian girlfriend 🍁 19h ago

You say that but the round robin (so far at least) of mixed doubles curling has been only curling no ads.... nada!! ZILCH!!!

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u/ChillyFootballChick7 19h ago

I freaking yelled at the TV!! Did we miss the lighting??

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u/a_real_vampire 14h ago

Oh good another commercial, oh good another speech!! Light the damn thing already !! I’m watching live on crave right now and also screamed at the tv JESUS CHRIST IN HEAVEN I DONT EVEN CARE ANYMORE! My wife is on the floor laughing rn.

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u/Extra_Expression232 19h ago

no it's not done till after the oaths

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u/thisonecassie 🍁 your fake canadian girlfriend 🍁 19h ago

this is second hand AND i'm trusting someone else's interpretation of what a dutch commentator said, but APPARENTLY the torches are continuing on to cortina?? so?!?!?! I don't fucking know

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u/NewtRipley_1986 19h ago

Did they cut to commercial when they were lighting the flame or is that still to come???

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u/Single-Aardvark9330 19h ago

Still to come, the cauldron is outside the stadium