The Milano Cluster

The Milano cluster will include three competition venues:

- PalaItalia Santa Giulia – Hockey 1

Milano represents one of the cradles of hockey in Italy, having already hosted the finals of the IIHF World Championships in 1994. Milano will host the men’s tournament and all the finals in a brand-new world-class venue, which will be built by private investors in Santa Giulia, with a capacity of 15,000 spectators.

The venue is very well-served both by public transport (metro and high-speed train station of Milano Rogoredo) and by the Milano motorway ring. After the Games it will be used as a multi-purpose venue;

- Milano Hockey Arena – Hockey 2

This venue was built as a temporary facility in 1985 to replace the main Sport Arena. After being closed down in 2010, it will now be completely renovated by a private investor to become another stunning multipurpose venue, hosting 7,000 people, with a specific vocation for sport events. Metro Line 1 ensures easy connection to any part of the city;

- Mediolanum Forum – Figure Skating and Short Track

This multipurpose arena is currently the main sport and entertainment venue serving the city of Milano with a capacity of 12,000 seats. Located in Assago, it is conveniently served by Metro Line 2 and is well-connected to the city centre. Easy access is provided also by the Milano motorway ring.

Many international events took place in the Mediolanum Forum, including the very successful and well-participated 2018 Figure Skating World Championships.

Before 2026, it will be upgraded to increase the overall capacity.

Other non-competition venues will include:

- Stadio Giuseppe Meazza – Opening Ceremony

Commonly called San Siro, it is one of the most iconic football stadiums in the world. With an 80,000 seat capacity,it will host the most participated opening ceremony in the history of the Winter Games, together with Beijing 2022. Two Metro lines (1 and 5) serve the venue;

- Olympic Village – Porta Romana

This village is a major private investment in the city of Milano that in its 2030 urban development plan for esees the reclamation of seven abandoned railway yards. Conveniently-located and well-dimensioned to host the athletes, it is more extensively described at Q.24-30. Public connection is ensured by Metro Line 3 and by a suburban railway line;

- IBC/MPC – Exhibition Centre

Media and broadcasters will find a superbly-equipped Media Centre in the Milano Exhibition Centre of Rho-Fiera. Perfectly served by Metro Line 1, by a high-speed station and accessible by the motorway ring, it will ensure operational efficiency and perfectly-coordinated services.

The Valtellina Cluster

The Valtellina cluster will be comprised of four venues:

- Bormio – Pista Stelvio. Alpine skiing Men

This is one of the many venues of our Games concept that has been selected to challenge and inspire our athletes in their Olympic performance. The Stelvio is one of the most spectacular, technical and difficult tracks in the world, having twice hosted the Alpine skiing World Championships in 1985 and 2005 and many editions of the FIS World Cup.

The starting point is located at 2,255 metres and the fin- ish line at 1,268 metres. Thanks to the lighting system the track is also approved for night races;

- Livigno – Mottolino/Sitas-Tagliede/Carosello 3000 - Snowboard and freestyle

Three adjacent venues in one of the most amazing winter resorts for young people, the city of Livigno, located at the top of Valtellina and well-connected with Switzerland as well, will host all free-style and snowboard competitions.

The three venues, which regularly host training sessions of several national teams, are all located within walking distance of one another. The venue capacities will range from 3,000 seats at the Carosello 3000 venue, to 10,000 seats at the venues of Mottolino and Sitas-Tagliede.

The non-competitive venues include the Olympic Village in Livigno, which will partially be a temporary venue located at a mere five minutes’ walk from the three venues.

The Val di Fiemme Cluster

Val di Fiemme will host three venues:

- Baselga di Piné – Ice Rink Piné. Speed Skating

This existing outdoor venue is the most important permanent elite training facility in Italy, and has been designated host venue of major events such as the Winter Universiade in 2013 and the Junior World Championships in 2019.

A refurbished, fully-covered ice rink will provide a Speed Skating venue with a capacity of 5,000 seats for elite training and competition. At 1030 metres above sea level, it will be the highest such venue in Europe, thus providing amazing oppor- tunities for athletes to achieve outstanding results;

- Tesero – Tesero Cross-country Centre. Nordic skiing

The choice of this venue is clearly justified by the amazing track record in hosting major events (including three world championships and a Winter Universiade) and in being one of the most versatile tracks at world level.

An already perfectly-fitted and operated venue will be one of the major factors of attraction, with a capacity that is expected to welcome 30,000 people. The existing lighting system will also allow hosting night races;

- Predazzo – Trampolino ‘G. Dal Ben’. Ski Jump

In line with the IOC new norms, we have selected the best venue in Italy for this discipline, which is regularly used every year for the world cup.

The stadium covers an area of 3,000 square metres and consists of two main trampolines (HS 134 and HS 106), three school trampolines and a se- ries of facilities equipped for athletes, judges, federations, journalists and broadcasters. This fantastic venue will ac- commodate 20,000 spectators and provide a spectacular setting for the athletes.

The Cortina Cluster

Three competitive venues in Cortina – including some of the Cortina 1956 venues - and one in Anterselva/Antholz are included in this cluster:

- Cortina – Olympic Stadium Curling

The iconic Olympic Stadium, which had hosted the Opening Ceremony of the VII Winter Olympic Games, has been carefully refurbished to maintain the original wooden stands that had been covered in 2009 to host the 2010 Curling World Championships.
It is no surprise that this venue has been the obvious choice for this discipline. With a total capacity that can reach 3,100, it will be an inspiring venue bringing back wonderful memories of past Olympics;

- Cortina – Tofane. Alpine skiing Women

Alpine Skiing finds in Cortina one of its traditional world-re- nowned venues, as confirmed by the recent assignment of the 2021 World Championships. The Venue will host all the women’s competitions and the team event. It is important to stress that, thanks to appropriate design features, it will be possible to have all finish lines converging into the same venue, that will accommodate 15,000 spectators in the Rumerlo area, thus providing also significant saving opportunities.

- Cortina – Sliding Centre ’E. Monti’.

Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton. This historical and iconic venue, which has worked from 1956 until 2010 without interruption, has been selected to revamp the bobsleigh tradition in Cortina, having already hosted many world and continental championships. Major renovation works will transform the existing venue into a state-of-the-art and high-performing track that will become a point of reference for practising these disciplines.

The majestic backdrop of the Cortina Dolomites will enhance the athletes’ experience and also provide a unique setting for broadcasting. The venue capacity is 9,000 people for the Games (1,000 seated);

- Anterselva/Antholz – Südtirol Arena. Biathlon.

The extraordinary array of world-class competition venues is completed by this biathlon stadium, the biggest in Italy and one of the biggest in the world. This facility is located at the end of Val Pusteria-Pustertal, at a height of 1,600 metres near the beautiful homonymous lake.

The stadium was inaugurated in 1971 and since then has hosted five world championships, with a sixth one that will take place in 2020. Given the great attraction of this discipline in Europe, the overall planned capacity will be of 19,000 spectators.

The non-competitive venues include the Olympic Village in Cortina and the Mountain Media Centre, both located in the area of Fiames, at a mere five minutes’ distance from the three venues in Cortina.