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The Winter Games in Milan is likely to follow the Winter Games schedule, which is consistent from one to the next. If you need ideas of the Milan schedule, you may refer to the current Beijing Winter Game schedule. 

February 5, 2026 (February 4, 2022 in Beijing), is the Opening Ceremony in Milan; February 23, 2026 is the Closing Ceremony in Verona (same date as in Beijing). 

The 2026 Winter Games will have 16 Olympic and 6 Paralympic sports.          

The Winter Games and Paralympics will be greeted by spectacular views of the city and mountains spanning 22,000 square kilometers. In Milan, the games will take place at the PalaItalia Santa Giulia, the ice rink and the Forum di Assago. Cortina d'Ampezzo will compete at Olympia del Torfaen, the Skating Center and the Olympic Ice Arena.           

Livigno and the mountains of Bormio will be the protagonists of the Valtellina race. The autonomous province of Bolzano and Anterselva/Antholz will be home to the biathlon.

Milan and Cortina chose to refer to IOC President Thomas Bach's reform plan, Agenda 2020 - which allows bidders to use existing infrastructure for more flexible bidding - which could lead to the fragmentation of Winter Games venues in different places far from the bid city.  So the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games has the potential to be the most extensive Winter Games ever, covering a total area of more than 22,000 square kilometers, spanning northern Italy, from Lombardy and Veneto region to large areas in the provinces of Trento and Bolzano.  Different competitions will be held in different places. For example, ice hockey, figure skating and short track speed skating will be arranged in Milan, while alpine skiing, sledding, curling, etc. will be scattered in various towns near Cortina d'Ampezzo.  Even the same event may traverse to different places according to the men's and women's groups, like the men's and women's skiing competitions will be held in Bormio and Cortina respectively, the two places are separated by a five-hour drive. .