"The 2026 Winter Olympics, which concluded on Sunday with a closing ceremony marked by the traditional talent show and battle-rap festival-just making assumptions here, I didn't actually watch the closing ceremony-were a dazzling display of athletic ability and competitive spirit. The Milan Cortina Games were also the first Olympics to be officially hosted by two separate cities instead of one locale."
"But just because the International Olympic Committee can't or won't make up its mind about where specifically the Games are located doesn't mean that we're obliged to do the same. If the Olympics are going to exist across multiple places, then it's incumbent upon us as consumers to decide which of these places is best. Let's start now, by answering the question that's been eating the world alive for the past month: Which is better, Milan or Cortina?"
Milan and Cortina served as dual hosts for the 2026 Winter Olympics, the first Games officially hosted by two separate cities. Milan hosted indoor ice events including figure skating, speedskating, and short-track speedskating. Cortina hosted mountain events such as Alpine skiing, bobsled, and curling. A touristic-value assessment found skating and skiing equally central to the Winter Games and declared a tie, with Livigno recognized for freestyle skiing and snowboarding. The awarding of the Games to a broader region is presented as an emerging trend, with the 2030 Winter Games slated for the French Alps and the 2034 Games awarded to Utah.
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