Klaebo Winter Champion Supreme
It was appropriate that the last gold medal of Milano Cortina 2026 should be awarded to Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo. He led Norway to a clean sweep of medals in the 50 kilometres cross-country mass start which not only confirmed Norway’s status as […]
A golden chain from Albright to Liu
The performance of figure skating gold medallist Alyssa Liu in Milan delighted her legions of fans but few were more pleased than Tenley Albright who won gold when the Winter Olympics were first staged on Italian soil 70 years ago in Cortina d’Ampezzo. […]
Truly magical Games end in Verona
The Olympic Flame was extinguished simultaneously at Milan’s Arco della Pace and the Piazza Angelo Dibona in Cortina D’Ampezzo to bring the Milano Cortina Olympic Games to an end. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty […]
Fair Play Committee Remembers Eugenio Monti
The cauldron has burned in both Milan and Cortina D’Ampezzo during these Winter Olympics in what organisers have described as a “powerful symbol of harmony.” The design was inspired by the work of Leonardo da Vinci and depicts his […]
The Flame at the heart of the Olympic Cities
The cauldron has burned in both Milan and Cortina D’Ampezzo during these Winter Olympics in what organisers have described as a “powerful symbol of harmony.” The design was inspired by the work of Leonardo da Vinci and depicts his […]
Speed skating milestone for the Dutch
Femke Kok’s victory in the women’s 500 metres speed skating delighted thousands of Dutch fans but also signalled the 50th Olympic gold medal in the sport for the Netherlands. As a three-time world champion and world record holder, Kok was the […]
Olympic Values and Artificial Congress Fulfils Paris Pledge
Participants from across the world have joined a conference on “Olympic Values and Artificial Intelligence” organised by ISOH in conjunction with the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee, (IPCC) the International Fair Play Commission and […]
Milano Cortina Olympic Games have begun
The Milano Cortina Olympic Games have now officially begun. Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni ignited the cauldron at the Arco della Pace in Milan. The flame was also lit at the Piazza Dibona in Cortina after a spectacular Opening […]
Flame Arrives in Milan
The Prima Ballerina of the Teatro Alla Scala, Nicoletta Manni, carried the Flame into the Piazza del Duomo to ignite a celebratory cauldron marking the end of a 69-day journey across Italy. “The emotion was very strong because it was a huge honour for me to be the last one to bring […]
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 […]
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