Milan and Cortina Gear Up to Co-Host 2026 Winter Olympics
Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, are preparing to jointly host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, marking the first time the Winter Olympics will be officially co-hosted by multiple cities, according to Time. The games are scheduled to begin on February 6 and conclude on February 22, 2026.
More than 3,500 athletes are expected to participate in the games, which will be split between the fashion and finance hub of Milan and the alpine resort town of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Milan will host ice sports such as figure skating and hockey, while Cortina will host skiing, snowboarding, and other mountain events, Time reported.
The joint bid from Milan and Cortina won in 2019, beating out a bid from Stockholm and Åre in Sweden, according to Time.
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