As athletes around the world turn their attention to qualifying, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games met in the Veneto region to discuss the preparations for hosting the event in less than two years' time.

The construction of a new sliding track for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events at the 2026 Winter Olympics is once again a possibility, after it had faded away some time ago.

Giovanni Malagò, President of Milan Cortina 2026, has angrily blamed the Winter Olympics' body responsible for overseeing venue readiness, Società Infrastrutture Milano Cortina 2026 (SIMICO), for the crisis over the location of the sliding centre.

Milan Cortina 2026 President Giovanni Malagò has admitted here the Organising Committee "might need to identify another venue outside Italy" to host sliding events at the next Winter Olympics because of issues with the planned venue in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has claimed that the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games will give the country the chance to positively present itself on the global stage.

The women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games has been moved to the Fiera Milano Rho instead of the PalaSharp as the latter's renovation is at a standstill.

Milan Cortina 2026 President Giovanni Malagò has stressed the importance of not putting the organisation of the Winter Olympics into a "risky situation" as they aim to meet construction deadlines.

The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) is set to play host to the 27th International Fair Play Menarini Awards at the Roman Theatre in Fiesole on July 5.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committees have continued their education initiatives prior to the events.

Eleven fencers from Russia and Belarus have been permitted by the Italian Government to compete as neutrals at the World Championships in Milan.

The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) is to use a building where Pierre de Coubertin celebrated the revival of the Olympic Games as the "Casa Italia" hospitality headquarters at Paris 2024.

Organisers of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have thanked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for their "patience and cooperation" in an update to its Coordination Commission, on the eve of the 1,000 days to go milestone.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Foundation Board of Directors has unanimously approved the lifetime budget for the Games at around €1.5 billion (£1.3 billion/$1.6 billion).

Milan Cortina 2026 President Giovanni Malagò has stressed that "sports facilities represent the priority" for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, with an agreement reportedly close on staging speed skating events in Milan.

Opposition is growing to a proposal to move speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games to Turin after plans to build an expensive roof over the outdoor rink at Baselga di Piné were rejected.