ITALY: Francesca Lollobrigida signs the Olympic record and triumphs in the 3,000 meters. First gold Buonfiglio

Italy - The Italia Team drops the trio of medals at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. After the double morning podium signed by Giovanni Franzoni and Dominik Paris in the men's downhill of alpine skiing in Bormio, in fact, the gold (complete with an Olympic record) of a phenomenal Francesca Lollobrigida on the distance of 3,000 meters of speed skating

ITALY: Azzurri screaming in the Olympic downhill in Bormio: Franzoni wins silver, bronze for Paris

Italy immediately takes the stage in the men's downhill in Bormio. In the race that inaugurated the alpine skiing program in Milan Cortina 2026, in fact, Giovanni Franzoni and Dominik Paris secured silver and bronze respectively, giving the Italia Team the first two medals in this winter edition of the Olympic Games. Also present at the

ITALY: Thomas Bach visits Casa Italia in Cortina: "What a thrill the Opening Ceremony"

The Honorary President of the IOC, Thomas Bach, visited Casa Italia in Cortina d'Ampezzo this afternoon. Accompanied by his wife Claudia and guided by the Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Communication and Ceremonial, Danilo di Tommaso, Bach (photo Giuseppe Giugliano/CONI) was able to get to know the spaces of the structure up close and then dined at the Casa Italia restaurant, housed in the Farsetti Gallery. The former number 1 of the International Olympic Committee, in office from September 2013 to June 2025, praised the Opening Ceremony that yesterday officially inaugurated the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games, awarded to Italy under his mandate, in 2019: "It was a great emotion to see all the efforts put in place bear fruit and show that seven years ago we had made the right choice. The ceremony was simply splendid and represented Italy in its best guise, with its culture, its colors, its passion," said Bach who followed the curling competitions in Cortina during the day and will do the same tomorrow on the occasion of the women's downhill alpine skiing, scheduled for 11:30 am, and the men's single luge, at the start with the decisive heats at 17:00, and then return to Milan.

ITALY: Compagnoni, Tomba and Goggia light the Braziers: 146 Azzurri parade at the Milan Cortina Ceremony

Italy - A unique Olympics of its kind, as is the Opening Ceremony that inaugurated it. With the words at the San Siro Stadium by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella and with the lighting of the Braziers by Deborah Compagnoni and Alberto Tomba in Milan and Sofia Goggia in Cortina d'Ampezzo, the curtain rose on the XXV Winter Olympic Games, twenty years after the last home edition of Turin 2006. For the first time in history, the ceremony was hosted by two cities, Milan and Cortina, developing as a widespread event, capable of simultaneously connecting the mountain territories of Livigno and Predazzo.

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ITALY: Figure skating: Italy secures third place after three segments of the team event

After a debut in the name of history, in which the first ever victory at the Winter Games of the women's national ice hockey team and the qualification of Ian Matteoli for the men's snowboard big air final stood out, the Italia Team continued its journey at Milano Cortina 2026 , while waiting for the competitions that will decree the first medal winners. Here are the results of the Azzurri competing on Friday 6 February.

FIGURE SKATING - Italy occupies the provisional third place after the first three race

ITALY: President Mattarella inaugurates Casa Italia Milan: "A place that expresses the quintessence of the country"

The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella inaugurated Casa Italia Milano, set up at the Triennale, on the day of the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games. The Head of State, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Laura, was welcomed by the President of CONI Luciano Buonfiglio, the Secretary General and Head of Mission of Italy Team Carlo Mornati and the Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi. After visiting the Hall used for the celebration of the Italian medals, the President of the Republic went to the Hall of Honor of the Triennale, where Mrs.

ITALY: Gausium's Omnie Cleaning Robots Land at Milan Airports Ahead of Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Gausium Omnie at the Milan Linate Airport

Gausium Omnie at the Milan Malpensa Airport

Autonomous cleaning technology deployed at Malpensa and Linate airports to welcome athletes and visitors from around the world.

MILAN, ITALY, February 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Gausium, a global leader in autonomous cleaning robotics, today announced the deployment of its flagship Omnie cleaning robots at Milan Malpensa Airport and Linate Airport in