Canada's Beijing 2022 bronze medal winning freestyle skier Marion Thénault has signed a deal with members of the Williams Sale Partnership (WSP) for a project which she believes could make her one of the first carbon neutral Olympic athletes in the world.

The Municipality of Cortina d'Ampezzo is organising a public meeting for citizens to detail work done so far in preparation for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, including the recently-revealed plans for the bobsleigh track.

Members of the Italian women’s national biathlon team spent time at the headquarters of Fiocchi Munizioni, a company that produces small caliber cartridges and ammunition in partnership with the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI).

The costs of staging the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have risen to more than €2 billion (£1.7 billion/$2 billion), which is more than initially expected.

An informal offer has been proposed to the Milan Cortina 2026 Organising Committee for sliding events to take place in Innsbruck in Austria.

Britain's Olympic Alpine skiers have issued an emergency appeal following UK Sport funding cuts which they say could cut short their careers in the run-up to the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

Ghanaian skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong has launched an appeal for the country's first female Olympian in the sport to compete with him on the debut of the mixed team event at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Organising Committee's governance structure is to be changed by the Italian Government, with a new Board of Directors set to be installed.

Lombardy is set to bid for the 2028 Winter Youth Olympic Games after Italy's Ministry of Tourism and the region's Government proposed the idea to the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI).

Milan's City Council has approved the allocation of €13.75 million (£11.5 million/$14.0 million) in funding for the 2026 Winter Paralympics.

Schools from all 20 Italian regions have taken part in a competition to design the Milan Cortina 2026 mascots, organisers say, with a 10 pairs on a shortlist to reach the final vote.

Milan Cortina 2026 has announced its first sponsorship deal for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics after reaching an agreement with Italian retail chain Esselunga.

UK Sport has announced a funding package of £24.2 million ($29.1 million/€28.6 million) for winter sports to cover the cycle until the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Milan Cortina 2026 President Giovanni Malagò is confident the resignation of Mario Draghi as Italian Prime Minister and collapse of the ruling coalition party will not cause delays to preparations for the next Winter Olympics.

Claudio Pescia has been appointed as technical director for Italy's curling teams, tasked by the Italian Ice Sports Federation with carrying the good form of 2022 to the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.