Italy, Milan and Olympic Games

One year out from the Milan Cortina Games, Olympic chief says ‘Italy is ready.’ But is it?
The one-year countdown to the Milan Cortina Olympic Games is on. International Olympics Committee president Thomas Bach has proudly declared “Italy is ready.”
One year until Milan-Cortina: What to know ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics
Thursday officially marked one year until the opening ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics, hosted for the first time by two cities: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Italy Gears Up for 2026 Winter Olympics with Ambitious Preparations
Italy is counting down to the 2026 Winter Olympics co-hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, with significant investments to ensure readiness. Despite logistical challenges and climate concerns, organizers are confident in showcasing Italy's sportsmanship and sophistication on the global stage.
2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: New sport, events on Winter Games program
The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, which open one year from today, feature the Olympic debuts of one sport and five new events within existing sports.
The CEO of the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, has some advice for Utah
After all, Varnier, the CEO of the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, spent a lot of time in Utah more than two decades ago as one of the directors of his country’s last Winter Games, in Torino in 2006.
Bach says Italy 'ready' to host Winter Olympics as one-year countdown begins
Thomas Bach said Italy is ready to host next year's Winter Olympics as the one-year countdown to the sprawling Milan-Cortina Games began at an event in Italy's economic capital on Thursday. "Italy is ready to write the next chapter of its great Olympic history,
Italy ready says Bach one year ahead of Milan-Cortina Games
The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, said on Thursday that Italy is ready to write the next chapter of its Olympic history at an event organized at Milan's Piccolo Theatre one year before the 2026 Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off.
Pop Sondrio Says BPER Bid Not Agreed as Italy M&A Frenzy Prompts Unipol to Hasten Tie-Up
The latest unsolicited bid in Italian banking follows similar moves by UniCredit on Banco BPM and state-backed Monte dei ...
Want to Smoke Outdoors in Milan? Better Be Far From Other People.
Milan is the first major Italian city to place strong restrictions on where people can smoke outside. Cue the discontent.
Kyle Walker’s ex Lauryn Goodman follows him to Italy amid marriage crisis
Lauryn Goodman is set to move to Italy to be near Kyle Walker, who joined AC Milan, amid marital issues with his wife, Annie ...
Inter Milan Will Rival AC Milan For Torino & Italy Star Despite Croatia International’s Arrival
Inter Milan will go head-to-head with city rivals AC Milan to sign Samuele Ricci this summer despite the arrival of Petar ...
How this American moved to Italy and became the country’s ‘first woman rabbi’
After visiting Italy for the first time with her father in 1975, Rabbi Barbara Aiello, from the United States, remembers thinking, “I’ll live here one day.” Almost three decades later she was doing ...
Gucci announces departure of creative director De Sarno just weeks before next Milan runway show
Gucci has announced that its creative director of under two years, Sabato De Sarno, has left the position just two and a half ...
Analysis-Big but toothless - Italy's unions blamed for wage stagnation
After three decades of wage stagnation, workers in Italy have plenty to protest about, yet strikes over pay are rare and ...