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The complicating part of staging a Winter Games in the Italian Alps? Getting around the Italian Alps, but such hurdles might be the future.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, which open one year from today, feature the Olympic debuts of one sport and six new events within existing sports.

Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead believes Milan-Cortina 2026 will be a mix of the Winter Games’ past and future as it combines alpine resort settings with a wide geographic spread of existing venues to keep costs down.

From NHL stars on the ice to Mikaela Shiffrin on the slopes, here are five storylines to watch with the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics just one year away.

NBC: More Broadcast Network Programming Hours than Any Previous Winter Olympics; Will Feature Live Daytime and Extended Weekend Coverage, Plus Enhanced Olympic Primetime Show: Primetime in Milan

NBC announced plans for Winter Olympics coverage in 2026 that are modeled on its successful programming strategy for Paris 2024.

Italy, a country with a rich history in winter sports, will host the Winter Games for the third time as Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo prepare to host the 2026 Winter Games. A total

Around 300,000 tickets have already been sold for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Andrea Varnier, the CEO of the Milano-Cortina Foundation, said on Tuesday. "We launched the ticketing program for sales to the general public on February 6,