Milano Cortina budget exceeds €5 billion

Despite falling inflation in Italy, operating costs and infrastructure
works deemed essential to the smooth running of the
Olympics have pushed the budget to well over €5 billion

REVENUE

OPERATING COSTS €1.7bn

Tickets 13%
Royalties, lotteries 13%
Partners, sponsors 34%
IOC 40%

INFRASTRUCTURE €3.8bn

Public and private finance

Italian Government


EXPENDITURE

Including....
Ceremonies and events
Transportation and logistics
Marketing and communications
Venue and athlete security 
Technology

Venues* Others €250m
Ice hockey stadium up to €300m

Security €415m

Transportation €2.8bn
45 new road projects


*Sliding centre (Cortina)	€118m
Ski jumping (Predazzo)		€50m
Biathlon (Anterselva)		€40m
Olympic villages		€39m

All figures are estimates and could be subject to revision up to February 2026


Sources: Milano Cortina 2026, Deutsche Welle, ESPN
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