📅 Dates & Basic Info

• Olympic Games: 6 – 22 February 2026

• Location: Multi-city host with events in Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo, and several mountain clusters across Lombardy, Veneto, and Trentino-Alto Adige (e.g., Bormio, Livigno, Anterselva/Antholz, Val di Fiemme)

• Closing Ceremony: 22 February 2026 in Verona’s Arena

• Paralympic Games: Held separately 6 – 15 March 2026

🏟️ Host Cities & Venues

Milano-Cortina 2026 is a geographically dispersed Games, spreading competition across urban and alpine venues:

Milan

• Opening Ceremony at San Siro Olympic Stadium

• Indoor events: hockey, figure skating, speed skating, short track

Cortina d’Ampezzo

• Alpine skiing (especially women’s events on the famous Olympia delle Tofane)

• Sliding sports: bobsleigh, skeleton, luge

• Curling and other ice events

Other Mountain Clusters

• Bormio: Men’s Alpine ski races and ski mountaineering (debut)

• Livigno: Snowboarding & freestyle skiing

• Anterselva/Antholz: Biathlon

• Predazzo & Tesero (Val di Fiemme): Nordic combined, ski jumping, cross-country skiing

🏅 Participation & Sports

• Approx. 2,900 athletes from about 90 countries

• 116 medal events across 16 winter sports

• New sport making its Olympic debut: ski mountaineering

🎆 Opening & Closing Ceremonies

• The Opening Ceremony is on 6 February 2026 in Milan at San Siro Stadium, featuring performances by international and Italian artists (e.g., Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli) and two Olympic cauldrons — one in Milan and one in Cortina — a first in Winter Olympics history.

• The Closing Ceremony on 22 February 2026 will take place in Verona’s ancient Roman Arena, also showcasing Italian cultural highlights.

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