Zimowe igrzyska olimpijskie

IOC President Kirsty Coventry closed the 25th Winter Games in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo. The candles that had been burning in both host cities since February 6 were extinguished. The next edition of the Winter Olympics will take place in 2030 in the French Alps.more

The Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics are coming to an end. On the penultimate day, the Italian biathletes and speed skater Władimir Semirunnij, who have been performing well, will compete, and Norwegian skier Johannes Klaebo may win the ‘Grand Slam’.more

At the headquarters of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy in Warsaw, nominations were presented to Polish athletes who will compete in the Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. They also took an oath. Thirteen Poles will compete in northern Italy from 6 to 15 March.more

Kacper Tomasiak and Paweł Wąsek won the silver medal in the ski jumping pairs competition in Predazzo. This is Tomasiak's third medal. As a debutant at the Olympics, he achieved something incredible and made history not only in Polish Olympic sport at the age of just 19.more

19-year-old Kacper Tomasiak has once again amazed the Olympic world. He won his second medal in Predazzo, this time bronze on the large hill. It is Poland's 26th medal in the Winter Olympics and 12th in ski jumping. Slovenia's Domen Prevc won gold, while Japan's Ren Nikaido took silver.more

The Polish team won its second Olympic medal in Italy, also a silver. It was won by 23-year-old Vladimir Semirunnij, a debutant at the Games, who finished second in the 10,000m speed skating race in Milan, behind Czech Metodej Jilek. This is the 25th medal in Polish Winter Olympic history.more

Kacper Tomasiak won the silver medal in ski jumping on the normal hill in Predazzo. Philipp Raimund of Germany took the gold. Ren Nikaido of Japan and Gregor Deschwanden of Switzerland tied for the bronze.more

Regardless of their colour, the medals for the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo have one thing in common: they can easily break. The event organisers announced yesterday that they would investigate how some of the medallists' medals broke.more

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced that it will investigate media reports that some ski jumpers have artificially enlarged their penises in order to obtain more favourable suit sizes. The German newspaper ‘Bild’ was the first to report on this.more

Italy inaugurated the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with an opening ceremony held simultaneously in four locations, from the legendary San Siro stadium to the Alpine towns of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Predazzo and Livigno.more

After almost seven years of waiting, the day of the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has finally arrived. ‘There has never been a spectacle like this before,’ say the organisers, who are convinced that today's ceremony at Milan's San Siro stadium will be the most spectacular yet.more

The Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics will generate a total economic impact estimated at €6.1 billion, with effects that will be spread out and extend well beyond the duration of the event. These figures were presented by the Italian organisation Centro Studi Unimpresa, which brings together small and medium-sized enterprises.more

The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Milan has published a Fan Guide for those arriving at the Olympic Games, which begin on Friday. It contains the most important and useful information on navigating the Olympic venues, healthcare, safety, and the rules for providing consular assistance.more

More than 1,300 people, including 1,200 volunteers from 27 countries, will perform at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on 6 February. The main part of the event will take place at the San Siro stadium, but celebrations will also be held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Livigno and Predazzo.more

The Management Board of the Polish Olympic Committee has approved the line-up for the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics, announced President Radosław Piesiewicz. Sixty athletes have been selected, including one reserve competitor. Ski jumper Kamil Stoch and speed skater Natalia Czerwonka will be the flag bearers during the opening ceremony.more

Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini are the biggest stars who will perform at the opening ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milan on 6 February, the organisers announced two weeks before the ceremony. On Friday, the popular Italian rapper Ghali joined the group of artists.more

Two Olympic cauldrons are one of the most spectacular new features of the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina, which will begin on 6 February. For the first time, the cauldrons will be lit and extinguished in perfect synchronisation in the two host cities, as announced during the presentation of the project.more

American pop star Mariah Carey will perform at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, organisers announced on Monday.more

Next year's carnival in Venice will be dedicated to the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, according to the organisers of this world-famous event. It will be held under the slogan ‘Olympus - at the beginning of the game’ and will take place from 31 January to 17 February.more

The opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympics will be held simultaneously in several different locations in northern Italy for the first time in history, including the main arena, the San Siro Stadium in Milan, according to the organisers.more

Yesterday, the International Olympic Committee allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina under a neutral flag, as was the case during last year's Summer Olympics in Paris.more

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated that Poland will formally make an effort to host the Olympic Games. He added that the realistic perspective we can talk about, given the preliminary decisions, commitments, declarations of the IOC, is 2040 or 2044.more

Today, the French Alps were chosen to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2030, and the American Salt Lake City in 2034 - it was announced during the 142nd session of the International Olympic Committee in Paris.more

By the time the Olympic Games start, 10,000 hotels and guesthouses will be inspected in Paris and the surrounding area as part of a program to combat financial fraud and drastic price increases, revealed the French Minister of Tourism, Olivia Gregoire.more

During next year's Olympic Games in Paris, metro tickets will be almost twice as expensive due to the need to finance additional transport, announced the Ile-de-France Transport Association (IDFM).more