Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan Cortina Games (apnews.com)
The most spread out Olympics (Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Verona). 16 sports. The locations require half a days travel on busses and trains to commute. 'The 2026 Milan-Cortina-Bormio-Livigno-Tesero-Predazzo-Anterselva-Verona Winter Olympics’. The events are like 2 or 3 disciplines in each of 6 spots. Only the ice rink sports are in Milan. The snow and sled sports are spread out in the other 5 locations. (The 2030 games will also be held at a collection of locations in the French alps, and the 2028 Summer Games in LA will have softball and canoe slalom in Oklahoma.)
A few Russians, vetted by a board for not having published any statements in favor of Russia's war in Ukraine. Only one Russian lady's skater, Adeliia Petrosian (Аделия Тиграновна Петросян), three time Russian national champion, from Sambo70.
New event, ski mountaineering. Other, traditional sports have new team events.
Prices for hosting the Olypics started rising after Barcelona 1992, which improved the local economy broadly, based on the tourism and spending that happened around it. News of the economic effect caused bidding wars for subsequent Olympics, but that reduced the number of countries willing to bid. The events have increased in number, adding cost. This year, there will be 3500 at a winter games of 116 events (within 16 sports). Also, climate changes alter whether a location is suitable for a winter games, as temperature has risen steadily since the year 1900 in all former Winter Olympics spots.
The two celebrity sort of presenters/commentators/guests are Martha Stewart and Snoop Dog.