The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committees have continued their education initiatives prior to the events.

The Salt Lake City bid for a future edition of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics has taken a big step forward after organisers approved the majority of a plan on how to stage the Games.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has driven forward development in sport, not only in China but also on a global scale, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

A Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Milan Cortina 2026 Foundation and grassroots sports organisation Centro Sportivo Italiano (CSI) is intended to boost participation and awareness among young people.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Organising Committee has signed deals with two event organisers that it hopes will help deliver what is being billed as the most spread out Winter Olympic Games of all time.

Last night’s UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match between AC Milan and Inter Milan was a special occasion. The clubs share not only a city, but also a stadium, the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, or the San Siro as it is known by everyone around the world.

Italian football sides Inter Milan and AC Milan have written to the city's Government requesting more time and greater clarity on plans for the San Siro stadium which is set to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

Salesforce, a world leader in customer relationship management (CRM), have signed a deal with organisers of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and d'Ampezzo, promising to provide fans with a “personalised digital experience” of the event.

Latvia’s retired six-times world champion Martins Dukurs is extending his coaching role with the British skeleton team until the end of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

 Utah’s bid leader has endorsed Stockholm’s credentials as a potential host city for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

A trio of China’s gold medallists from last year's Winter Olympics in Beijing have attended the premiere of the Official Film of the Games at the  Beijing International Film Festival.

The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) has launched its GEN26 Education Programme which aims to inspire children to take up sport in the build up to the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Milan has been unanimously approved by the organisers of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games as venue for the speed skating events.

A temporary Olympic Village being built for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo will be built in Fiames at the cost €36 million (£32 million/$39 million), the resort's Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi has announced today. 

Giorgio Armani has signed an agreement with the Milan Cortina 2026 Foundation which will see EA7, the line started in 2004 as a sports version of Emporio Armani, providing outfits for all home athletes and officials at the next Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.