81 OI magazine Cross-country skiing, Para Snowboard. The XXV Olympic Winter Games will be held from february 6 to 22, 2026 while the paralympic winter game from march 6 to 15, 2026. In addition to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, the cities that have jointly assigned the event, the competitions will take place in Valtellina, in Val di Fiemme and in Anterselva / Antholz. The competitions of the XIV Paralympic Winter Games will be held in Milan, Cortinad’Ampezzo and Valtellina. The opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will take place at the San Siro stadium in Milan on February 6, 2026, while the Closing Ceremony will take place at the Verona Arena on February 22. The opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics will also take place at the Verona Arena in March: the Closing Ceremony will be hosted in Piazza Duomo in Milan on March 15th. You know the Olympic creed? “The important thing in life is not the triumph, but the fight; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well.” Inspired by the words of the Bishop of Pennsylvania, Ethelbert Talbot, Pierre de Coubertin first spoke this phrase in a slightly different form at a reception given by the British government on 24 July 1908. It went on to become the Olympic Movement’s creed. Orizzonte Italia will follow all the preparation and training phases of the next Winter Olympics and Paralympics of 2026, which will see the Veneto and Lombardy regions, committed to bringing themselves and the whole of Italy to the honors of the sports world. Cortina d´Ampezzo a beautiful and elegant Italian tourist resort, is one of the most famous ski destinations in Italy and a must for all winter sports lovers. Located in the suggestive setting of the Dolomites, the Cortina ski area is divided into different regions with a total of 120 km of slopes, ideal for all types of skier. Theatre of important winter sports events such as the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Women’s World Cup, and the 2021 Alpine Ski World Cup, now is preparing to take centre stage of the next Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2026. With the closing of the Beijing Games, which saw a great success of the Italian athletes, especially in the women’s sector which has earned many medals, with the upcoming summer holidays, (it’s very likely a stop in Alassio), all the athletes will start training again for a preparation that will last four years, until the stroke of the expected date 2026. The new Olympic program includes competitions in 15 disciplines: Alpine Skiing Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Short Track Speed Skating, Skeleton, Ski Jumping, Snowboard, Speed Skating. The Paralympic Games are one of the most anticipated and followed sporting events ever. There are currently six winter paralympic sports sanctioned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC): Para Biathlon, Wheelchair curling, Para ice hockey, Para Alpine skiing, by Ilio MASPRONE
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