Milano-Cortina '26 and the challenges of the first multi-city Olympics

The Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games are considered the first edition in history to officially adopt a "multi-city" or expanded "Olympic region" model, distributing events across a vast geographical area instead of concentrating everything in one or two nearby locations. While other Olympics have had sub-venues, Milano-Cortina 2026 redefined the concept to a broad and decentralized regional distribution.

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FROM HOST CITIES TO HOST REGIONS IN THE ONGOING CASE STUDY OF MILANO-CORTINA 2026

_{IMAGE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY. Flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. By: USA Vice President JD Vance, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons}