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Hockey shirts for multiple teams have been unveiled these days. USA Czechia Germany France

Only a naive person would actually believe they will have all of that ready by 2030 or at least as the renders depict them. Unless they take lessons from Qatar when it comes to enslave workers. Then again, the other option was giving it to a country where mass kidnappings keep happening as we speak and which couldn't even maintain properly the venues they built for the 2003 African Games.

^^ I dunno if i've wanted to see yet another swedish bid to lose again. Its clear that the IOC doesn't want them to host, and to be fair, sweedish bids constantly self sabotages themselves so much the only surprise would be if they didn't for once. Anyway, with the election of Sakkas, I guess this paves the way for the eventual branding. I doubt it will be ready for february, though, unless something was already in the works before that.

In an ideal scenario, India would have never gotten the games again, specially after the mess of 2010. But, as the saying goes, "beggars can't be choosers". Lets just hope Modi's pretensions (since he's pretty much becoming yet another modern day dictator) make sure at least they don't screw up again.

Nice detail with the brass band performing Chariots of Fire. Now that's new.

Little homage to Innsbruck 64 first torchbearer, and now they stop at the heart of Pierre.

And it begins. Quite bizarre to see a prerecorded Olympia ceremony (the rehearsal from monday I assume). Stefania Belmondo. The greatest italian winter sport athlete and the one who also lit the cauldron in Torino 2006. Kind of fitting she's also at the start of these new italian games.

"President of the International Olympic Comittee. Double Olympic Champion, Swiming" in the captions. I see we're going to do this again, huh? 😒

After what happend in Paris, you can tell even the slightest forecast of rain is enough to make them act over-cautious like today, but when you see the livefeed of Olympia, it doesn't really look like its going to rain.

Torchbearer (and volunteers) uniforms.

France 🇫🇷 https://www.lecoqsportif.com/es-es/pages/jeux-dhiver-milan-cortina https://www.nordicmag.info/en/milan-cortina-2026-games-a-fusion-of-blue-white-and-red-inspired-by-paris-2024-discover-the-official-outfits-of-the-french-delegation-1029/

Interview with Marco Balich where he gives some more hints of what to expect in February. https://www.instagram.com/milanocortina2026/reel/DQmhsKtAnJw/ I took these from the videos. 👀

Since we're getting closer, I thought it was time already to open a thread about it. Italy: https://www.nss-sports.com/en/kits/41302/milan-cortina-2026-italy-armani Australia: https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/10/australias-milano-cortina-uniform-launched-by-the-governor-general/ Austria https://www.reuters.com/sports/austria-hoping-milano-cortina-medal-haul-matches-beijing-total-2025-10-28/

Really like the Paralympic poster. The Olympic one not as much. Also I feel they heavily played it safe now because of all the stupid controversy regarding the Paris poster.

Beijing 2022 logo was unveiled in late December 2017, barely two months before the PC games. So I think there still could be time for it (as well to decide how the games are gonna be called or if they will retain the French Alps name). Also I hope they do better than Albertville. While the 1992 games were well organized and provided for a great backdrop, the legacy in both venues and tourism for the region was almost nonexistent. Btw, I read their plan for the OC was to do it in Lyon (probably at the Olympique Lyon stadium), but tbh it would make more sense to do it on Nice where the ice venues will be (and i dont think they will do any events in Lyon either).