Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?
Italian skier Bruno Burrini at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina. Getty Images The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are Italy s fourth as Olympic host and come 70 years after the region first welcomed the world s best winter athletes. It is Italy s third Winter Olympics, second only to the United States (four), reinforcing the nation s long standing influence within the Olympic movement. So, what s changed since 1956. Looking back: Cortina d Ampezzo 1956 The 1956 winter games
Italian skier Bruno Burrini at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina. Getty Images The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are Italy s fourth as Olympic host and come 70 years after the region first welcomed the world s best winter athletes. It is Italy s third Winter Olympics, second only to the United States (four), reinforcing the nation s long standing influence within the Olympic movement. So, what s changed since 1956. Looking back: Cortina d Ampezzo 1956 The 1956 winter games
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