Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026: All You Need To Know

The 25th edition of the Winter Olympics will officially get underway from Friday. Feb. 6. The Games are commonly called as Milano Cortina 2026, as Italy's Milan and Cortina are the two host cities of the quadrennial event. This is the first time that two cities are co-hosting Winter Olympic Games. This is the fourth time Italy is hosting the Winter Olympic Games. The previous editions of the Winter Games that were held in the European nation were 1956 (Cortina), 1960 (Rome) and 2006 (Turin).

Over 3,000 athletes from over 90 countries will be competing at Milano Cortina Games. There are 116 medal-events across 16 disciplines planned over the course of 19 days.

The Opening Ceremony for the Games will be held at the iconic San Siro Stadium which is the the home ground of Italy's two most iconic football teams AC Milan and Inter Milan. Around 60,000 spectators are expected to attend the Opening Ceremony.  Ahead of the Games Pope Leo appealed to the world leaders to use the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics to promote peace. Norway, China and USA are expected to dominate the medal tally at these Games.