OFFSIDE Countdown to Milan Cortina 2026 Games

As Italy gears up for Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games, representatives of the Organising Committee visited Poland to drum up interest in the event. OFFSIDE spoke to Valentina Marchei, retired Italian figure skater who is the Head of Ambassador Programme at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. 

Valentina Marchei, the Head of the Ambassadors Program at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games.

The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will o take place between 6 to 22 February 2026 and will be the 25th edition of the winter Games. A total of 116 events in eight sports will held across 19 days of competition. Ski mountaineering will make its debut as the only new sport on the Olympic programme. 

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