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2026 Winter Games torch relay sets off
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» OLYMPIA, Greece - New International Olympic Committee chief Kirsty Coventry fought back tears on Wednesday as she urged nations to come together in the 2026 Winter Games, as the torch relay set off from ancient Olympia in Greece.
With 100 days to go, Milan Winter Olympics chiefs 'can see finish line'
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» MILAN — With time ticking down to the start of an unusually intricate and spread-out Winter Olympics, organisers of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games say that they are on track.
Winter Olympics: high in the Alps, artificial snow will still play role
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» ROME — One hundred days before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, it's too early for the weather forecast, but one thing is certain -- there will be artificial snow, much to the dismay of environmental activists.
With six months to go, Winter Games organisers say they'll be ready
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» ROME - Six months before the start of the Winter Olympics, Italian organisers say that, after years of ups and downs, they are on schedule.
Rescuers gather body parts after Italy glacier collapse
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» CANAZEI (ITALY) - Emergency services at the scene of a deadly avalanche in the Italian Dolomites recovered what body parts they could on Tuesday, with the dangers of venturing under the partially collapsed glacier slowing the search.
Thermal drones seek survivors after deadly Italy glacier collapse
AFP, Published on 04/07/2022
» CANAZEI, Italy: Rescuers used thermal drones Monday to search for possible survivors trapped under ice after an avalanche set off by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others.
Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, six dead
AFP, Published on 04/07/2022
» ROME: An avalanche sparked by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others on Sunday, an emergency services spokeswoman said.
Italian cable car accident kills 13
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» ROME: Thirteen people died and two children were seriously injured Sunday when a cable car slammed into the side of a mountain in northern Italy, emergency services said.
Six Germans die as drunk driver hits pedestrians in Italian Alps
AFP, Published on 05/01/2020
» ROME: A drunk driver ploughed into pedestrians in an Italian Alpine village on Sunday, killing six German tourists and injuring 11 other people, emergency services said.
Vonn begins World Cup win record chase, Shiffrin focus on Super G
AFP, Published on 17/01/2019
» CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (ITALY) - Lindsey Vonn begins her final season in Cortina D'Ampezzo on Friday, ready to take in the "beautiful" scene from the top of the Olympia delle Tofane course as she prepares her onslaught on the alpine skiing World Cup win record.