IIHF wants decision from the NHL regarding Milano Cortina 2026 by the end of the year
NHL players have not competed in the Winter Olympics since Sochi nearly a decade ago.
Gold medal gear - Giorgio Armani announces it will outfit the Italian national team
Emporio Armani will be the new Official Technical Outfitter of the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) starting from the 2022-23 season until the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
Bach meets with new Italian Prime Minister over 2026 concerns
IOC says Meloni “offered her full support for successful Olympic Games” during an hour-long meeting Thursday during which the 2026 Games were top of the agenda
President Bach awarded Collare D’Oro from the Italian Olympic Committee
Thomas Bach tours the CONI facilities in preparation for Milano-Cortina 2026 and attends the World Equestrian World Championships in Pratoni
Paralympics president Andrew Parsons commends work of the Italian Paralympic Committee as movement sets sights on 2026 Winter Games
Despite current political chaos in Italy, Parsons positively looks forward towards Milan-Cortina 2026. Among contributing factors, the IPC leader cites the continued growth and development of the Paralympic movement across Italy under Luca Pancalli’s leadership, as well as the success of the country’s athletes.
International Ski Federation officially takes reigns of three snow sports from International Paralympic Committee
IPC president Andrew Parsons expresses his trust in Johan Eliasch and FIS to achieve a new level of growth for Para alpine skiing, cross-country and snowboard. Twelve-time Paralympic alpine skiing medalist: “I hope that this will be the best fit for the athletes and I’ve heard some encouraging things”
Women receive a boost, nordic combined survives, and ski mountaineering debuts as IOC set sports program for 2026 Winter Olympics
Milano-Cortina 2026 set to be the most gender balanced Winter Olympics yet, with women given more opportunities in bobsleigh, luge, and ski jumping. However, they will remain absent in the sport of nordic combined, which remains under the IOC’s microscope.
Nordic combined athlete Annika Malacinski fights for women to be added to the Olympic program
The IOC Executive Board could decide Friday to achieve gender equity at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games by adding women’s Nordic combined — or by dropping the men’s event.
Cortina mayor Ghedina, who helped bring the Winter Olympics back to the Dolomites, defeated in election
Gianpietro Ghedina, a staunch supporter of the controversial Cortina d’Ampezzo bobsleigh renovation project, loses Cortina mayoral election. Ghedina received 24% of the vote to his successor Gianluca Lorenzi’s 37%. CONI president Giovanni Malago about Lorenzi: “I know that he will work for the good of the Olympics”
Is Nordic Combined in jeopardy?
U.S. five-time Olympian Billy Demong is rallying the tight-knit Nordic Combined community, now including more women than ever with Olympic aspirations, to ensure the sport’s Olympic status remains intact despite mounting rumors and turmoil
