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Milano Cortina Winter Olympics Set to Leave Unforgettable Mark
The 2026 Winter Games feature 116 medal events across 16 disciplines with athletes from 92 countries competing for top honors in Italy.
- On Friday the Winter Olympics begin in Milan and Cortina, with some contests, like Sweden vs Germany in ice hockey, starting before the opening ceremony on February 5th.
- After the 2019 vote, Milan–Cortina won over a Swedish bid, leaving Sweden disappointed after its planned Stockholm and Åre bid, which Sweden views as particularly significant.
- The Games will feature 16 disciplines and 116 medal events, with athletes from 92 qualified countries competing in Alpine skiing, Biathlon, and Speed skating.
- The EBU's free-to-air deal lets SVT broadcast the Olympics live, while Warner Bros. Discovery offers all events on HBO Max and Eurosport, with coverage split with TV4.
- Sweden's medal hopes rest on Ebba Andersson, Jonna Sundling, Sandra Näslund, the Öberg sisters and Sara Hector, while Canada and the USA lead men's ice hockey favourites with Sweden as contender.
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One of the biggest winter sports events, the Winter Olympics, has changed venues since 1924, when they were first held in Chamonix, France. This year's games, hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, are the 25th in a row, and will be the closest to Slovenia, just like the first games in Cortina 70 years ago.
The Olimpiadi di Milano Cortina 2026 are about to start, finally: that's where to see them live TV, radio and web. Minute per minute.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
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- 56% of the sources lean Left
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