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The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics medals were announced in Venice 206 days before the game began.
Medals created by the Institute of Mint and Polygraphic Research (IPZ) in Italy use recycled metals recovered from production waste, It was created with an induction furnace loaded with renewable energy, organizers explained. The medals are designed with two halves to represent both the Olympic and Paralympic values, organizers revealed.
Double Olympic medalist and Italy’s most successful swimmer, Italian athlete Federica Pellegrini, and after appearing in 13 summer and winter matches, Frances Caporcerato, the winner of 15 Paralympic medals, took the boat medal at the ceremony at Canal’s epic Venice Palazzo Barbi.
“The medals created to celebrate the Winter Games of the Olympics and Paralympics represent Italian design proficiency and excellence. Each one is a unique piece, the result of craftsmanship and innovation,” the IPZ president said in a statement released by the organizers.
“The Milan Cortina 2026 Medal expresses the sentiment of the sport’s universality, struggle and victory, and places athletes at the heart of the story,” he added.
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will be held from February 6th to 22nd, with the Paralympic Winter Olympics scheduled for March 6th to 15th.
Next year’s match marks a return to Europe for the Winter Olympics. The event was held by Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018 and Chinese cities in 2022 by Beijing cities.
Ski climbers, as athletes climb and descend on the mountains of Bormio, make their debut in the game using a mixture of walking and skiing techniques.
Italy has held two Winter Olympics in the past – Cortina in 1956 and Turin in 2006 – first held in Milan.
