Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo were selected to host the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, beating a joint bid by Stockholm and Åre, Sweden, and Sigulda, Latvia
The International Olympic Committee on Monday 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 will 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...
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