# Olympic

The [----] Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony has officially kicked off in Milan-Cortina, generating massive social media engagement and highlighting athlete performances and celebrity appearances. However, critical discussions are emerging around athlete eligibility and controversial claims being investigated.

### About Olympic
The Olympic Games are a major international multi-sport event.  

### Insights
- olympic mentions hit 21.1K which is 143% higher than it's daily average.
- olympic engagements hit 438.1M which is 836% higher than it's daily average.
- olympic creators hit 14K which is 130% higher than it's daily average.
- olympic sentiment is up 17.39% from the previous week.
- olympic engagements is up 6937.98% from the previous week.
- olympic Mentions hit a 52-Week high of [------] for the day
- olympic Creators hit a 52-Week high of [------] for the day

### Top Olympic News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"NBC Olympic Hosts Open Coverage Sending Love and Prayers to Savannah Guthrie: Dearly Missed Guthrie was initially set to host the Winter Olympics for the network but pulled out as the search for her mother continues"  
[News Link](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/nbc-olympic-hosts-open-coverage-203323793.html) [@Yahoo](/creator/x/Yahoo) 2026-02-06T21:20Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"Amid rising political tensions will there be controversy at the Olympics - National Globalnews.ca The [----] Milan-Cortina Olympic Games come at a time of escalating political tensions worldwide setting up the possibility of potential statements being made"  
[News Link](https://globalnews.ca/news/11653717/political-tensions-controversy-2026-olympics/) [@globalnews](/creator/x/globalnews) 2026-02-06T20:51Z 958.7K followers, 106.7K engagements


"Taylor Swift Tells Olympic Athletes 'Best of Luck' in Opening Ceremony Taylor Swift told the [----] Olympic athletes "best of luck" in a video message that played during the Opening Ceremony"  
[News Link](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-olympic-athletes-best-of-luck-opening-ceremony-1236175008/) [@billboard](/creator/x/billboard) 2026-02-06T19:24Z 14.7M followers, [----] engagements


"2026 Olympic Games: Opening ceremony begins with tribute to Italy's art culture and history CBC"  
[News Link](https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/livestory/olympics-2026-milano-cortina-winter-olympic-games-opening-ceremony-team-canada-live-updates-9.7073056) [@people](/creator/x/people) 2026-02-06T19:10Z 735.5K followers, [----] engagements



### Top Olympic Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"🚨 JUST IN: VP JD Vance spotted in the crowd in Milan CHEERING ON Team USA as they were introduced during the Olympic Opening Ceremony The crowd absolutely ERUPTED when Team USA walked out. Cheers were even louder than when the home team Italy walked out 🤣 USA USA 🔥"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2019884110672474576) [@nicksortor](/creator/x/nicksortor) 2026-02-06T21:21Z 1.5M followers, 2.1M engagements


"This runway deserves gold 🥇 Designed by the late fashion icon Giorgio Armani the green white and red outfits create a living image of Italian style and elegance. #OpeningCeremony #MilanoCortina2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Olympics/status/2019855856188395594) [@Olympics](/creator/x/Olympics) 2026-02-06T19:28Z 5.8M followers, 326.9K engagements


"WATCHING THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND THIS ANGEL POPPED UP ON SCREEN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fearlesstrack1/status/2019846998455996892) [@fearlesstrack1](/creator/x/fearlesstrack1) 2026-02-06T18:53Z [---] followers, 111.4K engagements


"TODAY IS THE DAY 🎆🏟 From Cortina d'Ampezzo to #MilanoCortina2026. ⛷🏒⛸🛷🥌🏂 There have already been [--] Olympic Winter Games and today a new chapter begins with the Opening Ceremony of the 25th at @milanocortina2026. ❄ #OpeningCeremony"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@olympics/video/7603817879686892803) [@olympics](/creator/tiktok/olympics) 2026-02-06T18:16Z 15M followers, 312.1K engagements

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