The traditional parade of delegations from around the world will also take place at the opening ceremony, and approximately 10,000 athletes from 60 countries are expected to march, according to organizers.
Jack Hughes, whose mother is Jewish and who fondly recalls Passover and Chanukah, scored the overtime winner against Canada to give Team USA the gold medal victory over its continental rival — a massive moment for Jewish sports.
In a landmark moment for Israeli sport, Noa Solush made history by finishing 28th in the World Cup slalom in Kranjska Gora—Israel’s first-ever completion of an Alpine Skiing World Cup event.
Australian racewalker Jemima Montag wore a gold bracelet made from a necklace that belonged to her late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, when she won her second Commonwealth Games gold medal.