Unlike many of the previous Winter Olympics, the time difference between the East Coast of the U.S. and Milan is only six hours, meaning many events will be shown live during daytime hours in the U.S.

Police use water cannon after smoke bombs and bottles thrown

For the first time, two Olympic cauldrons, one of the symbols of the Games, were lit simultaneously and will burn throughout - one at Milan's Arco della Pace (Peace Arch) and the other in Cortina's Pi...