A consortium has been chosen to construct the rail link to Venice Airport Marco Polo, with a goal to have the project completed in time for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Cortina d'Ampezzo Town Council has overwhelmingly backed the demolition of the Eugenio Monti sliding track, allowing for plans to build a new one in its place for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

China has held its first domestic ice and snow event of note since hosting the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, in staging the Chinese Curling League in Yichun City.

The main Olympic Village for Milan Cortina 2026 has been given the green light, with work on the former Porta Romana railway station set to begin this year following an unsuccessful appeal against the plans.

Lombardy is "not late on anything" related to the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, according to the region's President Attilio Fontana.

A proposal for a completely new ski stadium in Bormio has been presented to local officials by Mayor Silvia Cavazzi and architecture firm De Biasio.

Norwegian skier Gyda Westvold Hansen has participated in a national Nordic combined race with a drawn-on beard as part of a protest at the exclusion of the women's discipline from the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

The home of sliding events at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games continues to be a difficult development, with the renovation of the Eugenio Monti sliding track in Cortina d'Ampezzo now expected to cost €80 million (£70 million/$82.5 million).

Andrea Varnier has been appointed chief executive of the Milan Cortina 2026 Organising Committee. 

Hungarian short track speed skating siblings Shaolin Sándor Liu and Shaoang Liu could compete at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics under a Chinese flag after lodging an application to change nationalities.

An outdoor ice rink that is set to be used as the speed skating venue during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games is to be given a roof.

Andrea Varnier is the latest name linked with the chief executive role of the Organising Committee of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, following months of uncertainty over who will succeed Vincenzo Novari.

Italian Sports Minister Andrea Abodi has said that a chief executive of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games is set to be confirmed tomorrow.

The Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is hopeful of providing lessons for the organisation of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, while also acting as a springboard for athletes who could compete at both.

Reigning women's aerials champion Xu Mengtao has targeted an appearance at her fifth Winter Olympic Games at Milan Cortina 2026.