Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey's "Christmastime In Las Vegas" at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mariah Carey will perform at the opening ceremony for the 2026 Olympics, as announced Monday (Dec. 15) with a public service announcement from the Queen of Christmas herself.
In a video posted on Instagram by Carey and the Olympics’ official account, she sits in a glamorous red gown and diamond necklace. “Ciao!” the vocalist tells the camera cheerfully. “Get ready for Milano Cortina 2026.”
“See you at the Stadio San Siro on the 6th of February for the Olympic opening ceremony,” she continues before showing off her Italian language abilities. “Ci vediamo a Milano.”
Another post from the Olympics sharing the news reads that Carey’s performance will “define an unforgettable Opening Ceremony.” “Are you ready?” the caption adds.
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Next year’s Winter Olympics will take place Feb. 6-22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, featuring contests across figure skating, skiing, snowboarding and more. They come two years after the 2024 Summer Games, which kicked off with an unforgettable opening ceremony featuring performances from Lady Gaga, Celine Dion — who made her comeback after battling Stiff Person Syndrome for years with a riveting rendition of “Hymne a L’amour” atop the Eiffel Tower — and a heavy metal Marie Antoinette-themed showcase by Gojira.
The news that Carey will take the stage at the 2026 opening event comes right in the middle of her peak season, with her evergreen hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” now spending its 19th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. If it spends just one more week in the top spot, the song will hold a new record for most amount of weeks at No. 1 in Billboard chart history.
See Carey’s announcement about the Winter Olympics below.
