Italy, Milan and Olympic Games

One year out from the Milan Cortina Games, Olympic chief says ‘Italy is ready.’ But is it?
The one-year countdown to the Milan Cortina Olympic Games is on. International Olympics Committee president Thomas Bach has proudly declared “Italy is ready.”
One year until Milan-Cortina: What to know ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics
Thursday officially marked one year until the opening ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics, hosted for the first time by two cities: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Italy Gears Up for 2026 Winter Olympics with Ambitious Preparations
Italy is counting down to the 2026 Winter Olympics co-hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, with significant investments to ensure readiness. Despite logistical challenges and climate concerns, organizers are confident in showcasing Italy's sportsmanship and sophistication on the global stage.
2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: New sport, events on Winter Games program
The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, which open one year from today, feature the Olympic debuts of one sport and five new events within existing sports.
The CEO of the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, has some advice for Utah
After all, Varnier, the CEO of the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, spent a lot of time in Utah more than two decades ago as one of the directors of his country’s last Winter Games, in Torino in 2006.
Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics ‘about taking the sport to its people’ – Team GB chief Eve Muirhead
Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead believes Milan-Cortina 2026 will be a mix of the Winter Games’ past and future as it combines alpine resort settings with a wide geographic spread of existing venues to keep costs down.
Bach says Italy 'ready' to host Winter Olympics as one-year countdown begins
Thomas Bach said Italy is ready to host next year's Winter Olympics as the one-year countdown to the sprawling Milan-Cortina Games began at an event in Italy's economic capital on Thursday. "Italy is ready to write the next chapter of its great Olympic history,
Italy ready says Bach one year ahead of Milan-Cortina Games
The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, said on Thursday that Italy is ready to write the next chapter of its Olympic history at an event organized at Milan's Piccolo Theatre one year before the 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off.
Pop Sondrio Says BPER Bid Not Agreed as Italy M&A Frenzy Prompts Unipol to Hasten Tie-Up
The latest unsolicited bid in Italian banking follows similar moves by UniCredit on Banco BPM and state-backed Monte dei ...
Want to Smoke Outdoors in Milan? Better Be Far From Other People.
Milan is the first major Italian city to place strong restrictions on where people can smoke outside. Cue the discontent.
Kyle Walker’s ex Lauryn Goodman follows him to Italy amid marriage crisis
Lauryn Goodman is set to move to Italy to be near Kyle Walker, who joined AC Milan, amid marital issues with his wife, Annie ...
Inter Milan Will Rival AC Milan For Torino & Italy Star Despite Croatia International’s Arrival
Inter Milan will go head-to-head with city rivals AC Milan to sign Samuele Ricci this summer despite the arrival of Petar ...
Gucci announces departure of creative director De Sarno just weeks before next Milan runway show
Gucci has announced that its creative director of under two years, Sabato De Sarno, has left the position just two and a half ...
Analysis-Big but toothless - Italy's unions blamed for wage stagnation
After three decades of wage stagnation, workers in Italy have plenty to protest about, yet strikes over pay are rare and ...
Dodgy WiFi, empanadas and an owner in the bath: The Milan hotel where Serie A convenes for transfer deadline day
Sporting directors and agents descend on the northern Italian city on the final day of each window to thrash out late deals ...
Milan’s new signings help the Rossoneri beat Roma 3-1 to reach Italian Cup semifinals
AC Milan’s new signings had an immediate impact as they helped send the Rossoneri into the Italian Cup semifinals.