Can Italy do for the Winter Olympics what Paris did for the Summer Games?

Matthew Futterman Wed, January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM UTC·8 min read It’s going to be messy, with athletes and competitions spread across Northern Italy, requiring four separate venues for the opening ceremonies. The main hockey arena might be ready, and it might not. At a test event in January, a month before the start of the competition, there was a hole in the ice. Some of the mountain housing might be getting final coats of paint as the athletes arrive as well.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement And yet, there’s a better-than-average chance that this 25th edition of the Winter Games is just what the International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs after a dozen years of chaos,...