The International Olympic Committee selected Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo over a joint bid by Stockholm and Åre, Sweden and Sigulda, Latvia
The International Olympic Committee voted to award the 2026 Winter Olympic Games to Milan-Cortina, Italy. This will be the third Winter Olympics in Italy and second at Alpine ski resort Cortina d’Ampezzo, which hosted the Olympics in 1956.
The venues for the Northern Italy bid are spread between Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, about 220 miles to the northeast. The Games are set to open on Feb. 6 at San Siro, home of AC Milan and Inter Milan soccer teams, and end on Feb. 22 with a closing ceremony at Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater...
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