2026 Winter Olympics to be Co-Hosted by Milan and Cortina, Italy
The 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are set to begin on February 6 and run until February 22, with more than 3,500 athletes heading to northern Italy to participate, according to Time. For the first time, the Winter Olympics will be co-hosted by multiple cities: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Milan, a financial and fashion hub in northern Italy, will host ice sports such as figure skating and hockey, Time reported. Cortina, a resort town in an alpine valley in the Italian Dolomites, will host skiing, snowboarding, and other mountain events. The two cities won the bid in 2019, beating a joint bid from Stockholm and Åre in Sweden.
Athletes residing in the Milan Olympic Village will have access to the Zona Mentale, or Mind Zone, a space optimized for relaxation, Time noted. The space will allow athletes and coaches to write postcards and color to take a break from the pressures of competing in the Olympics.
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