US EditionMilan-Cortina Olympics Unveil Medals for Upcoming Winter Games
METROPOLITAN CITY OF VENICE, VENETO, JUL 14 – Italy's state mint crafted over 1,100 recycled-metal medals symbolizing unity and sustainability for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, organizers said.
- On July 15, 2025, in Venice, Italy, officials presented the official medals for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
- The unveiling occurred ahead of the Winter Olympics scheduled for February 6-22, 2026, and the Paralympics from March 6-15, 2026, with games split between Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
- The medals, designed as two halves forming the Olympic rings, feature event engravings, and were produced by Italy's state mint using recycled metal from production waste.
- Giovanni Malagò, Milan-Cortina organizing committee president, stated, "I can assure you they won't deteriorate" and noted they could be recycled, though he hopes this does not happen.
- A total of 1,146 medals are set to be distributed across 195 competitions, with the design representing the connection between Olympic and Paralympic principles as well as the athletes' personal journeys.
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Essential, glittering, heavy about half a kilo luna, are shown for the first time in Venice the Olympic medals of Milan Cortina 2026. Each medal is divided into two parts, two inclined floors that symbolize the effort of the athlete and that of his team, who accompanied him in the realization of the enterprise. At the center the five circles or the paralympic symbol. The salon was chosen on the noble floor of Palazzo Balbi, seat of the regional …
Presented in Venice, the medals of Milan Cortina 2026 (with a weight of 506g) combine essential design and sustainability. Unveiled by Federica Pellegrini and Franceca Porcellato, they embody Olympic and Paralympic values, but also the effort of athletes and their teams and the two cities that will host Olympics and Paralympics
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Medals for Milan-Cortina Olympics represent 'two halves coming together'
The Milan-Cortina Olympics are the first games with two host cities in the name. So the medals for the upcoming Winter Games represent “two halves coming together.”
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