Milan, Italy, Feb 22, 2026 (AFP) - Milan-Cortina hailed as 'new kind' of Winter Olympics at closing ceremony

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2026-02-23

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry lauded Milan-Cortina 2026 as a "new kind of Winter Games" as she declared them closed on Sunday. These Olympics used mainly existing venues for 16 days of medal-filled action spread for hundreds of kilometres across the Italian Alps. "You delivered a new kind Winter Games and set a new standard for the future," Coventry told her Italian hosts at the closing ceremony in the Verona Arena, an......

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