Winter Olympics 2026 by the numbers

Milano-Cortina hosts 16 adrenaline-filled days of Winter Olympic
action, showcasing the world’s top athletes from more than 90 nations
pushing the limits of speed, strength and skill across snow and ice

25
Milan and
Cortina d’Ampezzo
host 25th Winter Games

06
Venues clusters and Olympic
villages across northern Italy

08
Most individual medals – record
could be broken by German lugers
Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt 

16
Sports disciplines in 116 medal
events – increase of seven from 2022

37
Medals claimed by table-topping
Norway in 2022 – including 16 gold

50
Record tally of women’s events –
with 47% athlete quotas for women

6,500
Hours of TV coverage with
800 cameras and 24 drones

7,100
Doping tests – with over
90% of all athletes tested

1.2m
Ticket sales (Feb 2)
75% of capacity

Airleigh
Frigo AUS
Freestyle
skiing

2026 will
feature debut of
Ski mountaineering.
Sprint format designed
to showcase uphill
efficiency, fast
transitions
and speedy
descent

Sources: IOC, Reuters
Pictures: Getty Images
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