2026 Winter Olympics: Milan-Cortina Preview & Italy’s Medal Hopes

Hey, here are the Games again! While the last echoes of the fervor and popular jubilation of Paris 2024 still resonate, the exhilaration of the summits is peaking on the other side of the Alps. The XXV Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina open this Friday, February 6. Two weeks where the seven zones of northern Italy, which host a total of 116 events, will be the epicenter of the sporting world in an always tense geopolitical context.

“We understand politics and we know that we do not operate in a vacuum,” says Kirsty Coventry, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). But our playground is sport. »

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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