No helicopter. IOC president Kirsty Coventry to rely on ground transport for Milan Cortina Games
For her first Olympics as IOC president, Kirsty Coventry could probably order up a helicopter if she so desired to get from one far-flung venue to another at the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games. After all, with sports clusters dotted across northern Italy covering an area of more than 22,000 square kilometres (nearly 10,000 square miles), the 2026 Games will be the most widespread Winter Olympics ever. The Feb. 6-22 Games venue plan includes: skating sports in Milan; freestyle and snowboarding in Livigno; men’s Alpine skiing and ski mountaineering in Bormio; Nordic sports in Val di Fiemme; biathlon in Anterselva; and women’s Alpine skiing, curling and sliding in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
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