If the Olympics are a global celebration, the Milano Cortina 2026 Games promise to rewrite the tale of the winter games in an Italian and spectacular way. 116 prizes up for grabs in 16 different sports, with events taking place in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Milan, Valtellina, Anterselva, and other alpine venues.
It’s a program that ranges from precise slaloms to artistic skating performances, from the accelerations of bobsled and skeleton to the power of biathlon and Nordic skiing, including curling, ice hockey, and snowboarding.
But how to navigate through dates, disciplines, and key players?
What competitions should we keep a closer eye on?
With Lorenzo Fabiano and Giovanni Viafora, sports journalists in search of stories, an agile guide through the early days of competition, featuring alpine skiing and the legendary men's downhill on the Stelvio of Bormio, the women’s events on the Tofane of Cortina, and other challenges. Because Milano Cortina 2026 is not just a sport to watch, but a calendar that builds itself like a story: intense qualifications, decisive finals, technical surprises, and new stars ready to enter legend.