US EditionBravo! Act I of the Winter Olympics' Visit to Italy Has Been Filled with Drama, Catharsis and Tears
The 2026 Winter Games span 8,500 square miles of Northern Italy with 15 venues in seven clusters, creating complex logistics for athletes and visitors, organizers said.
- This past week, the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics unfolded across seven clusters and fifteen venues in Northern Italy and the Dolomites.
- Reflecting Italy's cultural traditions, organizers showcased Italian culture and opera with an International Olympic Committee gala at La Scala opera house in Milan and introduced ski mountaineering this year.
- Instead of one Olympic Village, there are six, and organizers launched the Milano Cortina transportation app to manage long transfers including seven-hour drives between clusters like Bormio and Livigno, challenging reporters and visitors.
- Meanwhile, the heavy traffic in Cortina revealed why careful planning and buffer time are essential for smooth venue transfers, as Lindsey Vonn's crash and Heraskevych's helmet protest drew global attention.
- Reporters said visiting all Olympic venues in a single day would be impossible without a helicopter, while San Siro Stadium and the Arena di Verona serve as cultural stages for opening and closing ceremonies.
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Bravo! Act I of the Winter Olympics’ visit to Italy has been filled with drama, catharsis and tears
By WILL GRAVES, AP National Writer CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Soaring arias. Wrenching tragedy. Joyful triumphs. Exotic backdrops. Climaxes often designed to produce tears, sad or otherwise. Perhaps more than anything, the operas that Italians began creating 400 years ago are designed to make you feel. To have the rest of the world melt away as you get lost in a story sung in a language you might not understand, but whose stakes are unmista…
Bravo! Act I of the Winter Olympics' visit to Italy has been fill
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Soaring arias. Wrenching tragedy. Joyful triumphs. Exotic backdrops. Climaxes often designed to produce tears, sad or otherwise. Perhaps more than anything, the operas that Italians began creating 400 years ago are designed to make you feel. To have the rest of the world melt away as you get lost in a story sung in a language you might not understand, but whose stakes are unmistakable. No wonder the country that i…
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The Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games are spread across 8,500 square miles in over a dozen venues. The opening ceremony in Milan San Siro Stadium during the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Michael Kappeler/GettyImagesThe Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are the most geographically spread out Winter Games in history, unfolding across 8,500 square miles of Northern Italy and the Dolomites. Rather than concentrating in a single host city, …
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