2026 Winter Olympics

Ice Hockey
Events

National Hockey League (NHL) players are set to return to the Winter Olympic Games for the first time since Sochi 2014 after a participation deal was struck covering the next two editions, while the League has further strengthened its commitment to national team play by launching a new tournament.
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appointed Kristin Kloster to replace Sari Essayah as chair of the Coordination Commission for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games in 2026
Olympic Games
Events

The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan-Cortina has carried out its first on-site meeting in Italy, with 2023 pinpointed a…
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Andrea Varnier is poised to be named the new chief executive of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, local organising committee for the staging of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Italy
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Italian arm of professional services company Deloitte has added domestic sponsorship rights to the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina to its Olympic global partner deal
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Uefa executive Michele Uva is being lined up to swap European football’s governing body for the chief executive role at Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, local organising committee for the Winter Olympic a…
Multi-sport
Events

The budget for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo is set to rise to more than €2bn ($2.04bn).
Nordic Combined
Events

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has hit out at the International Olympic Committee’s “surprising and disappointing” decision to exclude women’s Nordic combined from the 2026 Winter …
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Vincenzo Novari is set to be replaced as chief executive of the local organising committee for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, according to la Repubblica.
Ski Mountaineering
Events

The number of winter Olympic Games sports has risen to eight after ski mountaineering was approved to feature at the 2026 Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has again expressed unease at Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026’s plans to utilise a redeveloped sliding venue for the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, but has p…