Satanic Symbols at Winter Olympics
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Feb 9, 2026
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy were meant to begin with celebration and spectacle, but the opening ceremony has instead triggered a storm of controversy. Social media users accused organisers of displaying satanic symbolism after a pentagram-like visual appeared during the show. This comes just two years after the Paris 2024 opening ceremony faced backlash for its religious parody. Are Olympic ceremonies drifting into unnecessary controversies? And are these spectacles overshadowing the spirit of sport? Rupha Ramani breaks down the outrage, the history of opening ceremony controversies, and explores if the opening ceremonies are setting the wrong tone for the event to follow. —
