Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee chief executive Andrea Varnier has claimed staging the Games over a larger footprint could create "a legacy for future potential" host cities.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committees have continued their education initiatives prior to the events.

The Salt Lake City bid for a future edition of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics has taken a big step forward after organisers approved the majority of a plan on how to stage the Games.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has driven forward development in sport, not only in China but also on a global scale, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

A Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Milan Cortina 2026 Foundation and grassroots sports organisation Centro Sportivo Italiano (CSI) is intended to boost participation and awareness among young people.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Organising Committee has signed deals with two event organisers that it hopes will help deliver what is being billed as the most spread out Winter Olympic Games of all time.

Thousands of youngsters came together to celebrate the 1,000-day countdown to 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

French International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Guy Drut has said the country could bid for the 2030 Winter Games with a combined effort from Rhône-Alpes and the Southern Alps.

Sochi 2014 silver medallist Greg Drummond has been appointed as the new Olympic head coach of British Curling as the country eyes more success at Milan Cortina 2026.

Work to build the long-track speed skating rink for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will begin in the Italian summer, officials have said.

Andrea Varnier, the Milan Cortina 2026 chief executive, believes the policy of making the 2,000-year old Verona Arena fully accessible will be "one of the principal legacies of the Games."

Organisers of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have thanked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for their "patience and cooperation" in an update to its Coordination Commission, on the eve of the 1,000 days to go milestone.

The company which is successful in tendering for the construction of a new track for the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge track competition in Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games  will work under an "acceleration bonus", Italian organisers have announced.

Italian football sides Inter Milan and AC Milan have written to the city's Government requesting more time and greater clarity on plans for the San Siro stadium which is set to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will contribute $10.4 million (£8.2 million/€9.3 million), its share of a $52 million (£41 million/€46 million) surplus achieved by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, to support the development of sport in China.