The 2026 Winter Olympics, set to run Feb 6-22 in northern Italy, will debut with medals that capture the spirit of two host cities: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Revealed beside Venice's Grand Canal, each medal merges two unique halves into a bold, unified statement.
On one side, the Olympic rings sit atop a dynamic abstract graphic, while the games' official logo and the specific event name are engraved on the reverse. Designers say the medals embody a graphic abstraction capturing the union of two halves in perpetual motion, reflecting the dual-host format.
Across 195 events in ice sports in Milan and snow sports across several Alpine clusters, athletes will compete for one of 1,146 medals awarded through both the Winter Olympics and Paralympics (March 6-15).
From women's Alpine skiing and sliding events in Cortina to ice hockey and figure skating in Milan's state-of-the-art venues, the games promise a blend of urban energy and mountain traditions. The medal design stands as a tangible symbol of that synergy, uniting art, sport, and the unique character of each host.
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Medals for 2026 Winter Olympics represent "two halves coming together"
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