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Winter Olympics venue warns selfie tourists
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2026
» ROME - As Italy prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, Alpine communities are sounding the alarm over social media-driven tourism that is transforming sacred landscapes into selfie backdrops and straining the fragile mountain ecosystem.
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.
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.
Hirscher on the double with parallel giant slalom win
AFP, Published on 18/12/2018
» ALTA BADIA, Italy: Olympic champion Marcel Hirscher continued his impressive form, winning the men's parallel giant slalom for the first time at Alta Badia on Monday to bring his career tally to 62 World Cup wins.