The Olympic Flame in Milan in 1948!
The Olympic Flame is set to arrive at the Piazza Duomo from a 69-day Relay which began in December in Rome.
The first time it visited the city was 78 years ago when it passed through en route for London 1948. ISOH members may recall an article published in the […]
IOC Session opens at La Scala with call for peace
Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella has opened the International Olympic Committee Session in the splendid surroundings of La Scala in Milan with a call “for the unarmed strength of sport to silence the weapons,” and for the Olympic Truce to be […]
Olympic Winter Sport Began in Kensington
The Milano Cortina Opening Ceremony next Friday is set to include a sequence marking a century of Winter Olympics but in fact the first Olympic gold medal on ice was awarded 18 years earlier after competitions at a rink in London’s fashionable […]
A Cauldron for Milano and Cortina
The Olympic Flame is set to burn at Milan’s Arco della Pace (Arch of Peace) and at the Piazza Dibona in the centre of Cortina d’Ampezzo at the climax of the Opening Ceremony in a fortnight from now. Construction has already begun on the cauldron structures designed by Marco Balich, […]
Rediscovering the French gymnastics medallists of 1920
The identities of four previously unrecognised French gymnasts who earned bronze in the team event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics have been brought to light following meticulous research conducted by descendants of some of the original […]
Milano Cortina Flame in Italian Hands
Milano Cortina 2026 President Giovanni Malago has promised an “incredible 63-day adventure,” as he formally received the Olympic Flame in Athens. “As the Olympic Flame makes its way, it will carry a message of unity and resilience that […]
Storms Threaten Handover Ceremony
A forecast of storms has forced the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) to shorten the Handover Ceremony to Milano Cortina in the historic Panathinaiko Stadium on Thursday morning (December 4th). “The Hellenic Olympic Committee […]
Olympic Flame Visits IOA
The moment when double Olympic luge gold medallist Armin Zöggeler carried the Flame for Milano Cortina into the grounds of the International Olympic Academy (IOA) was emotional and moving. It was also another great moment in the history of an institution […]
Truce Declaration Signed in Ancient Olympia
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry has joined the Mayor of Ancient Olympia and the first citizens of Elis and Sparta in signing a declaration supporting the Olympic Truce resolution for the Milano Cortina Games. […]
Tears for IOC President Coventry as Flame Begins Journey
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry shed a tear or two as the Olympic Flame for the Winter Game in Milano Cortina began from Ancient Olympia. “These Games come at a critical part in our history, […]