Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 News

[orangeman 2,877]

On 11/9/2024 at 11:02 AM, hckošice said:

Pictograms out

 

They're not very creative or unique to Italy/Milano, but like others have said, at least they're understandable unlike Paris. These are very generic, though. 

[orangeman 2,877]

Off-topic, when I lived in Beijing there was a park across the street that had all the 2022 pictograms along its fence on the street. They were big and lit up at night. It was really cool, especially because the 2022 pictograms were very unique and creative. 

Edited November 12, 2024 by orangeman

[Josh 13,558]

More AI visualizations of the venues. 
 

 

 

 

[Topicmaster1010 6,602]

On 11/6/2024 at 8:43 PM, Topicmaster1010 said:

20240930_MiCo2026 Comp Schedule Version 6 Final NO CODES.pdf

 

Here is the latest version of the schedule that now shows up on the official website. Contains a bit more information than the previous version. As for start times, the only difference I can see is that the ice dance rhythm dance starts 5 minutes earlier at 19:15 instead of 19:20.

And yet another version is out . This time with some more noticeable changes.

 

20241031_MiCo2026 Comp Schedule Version 7.pdf

 

Ice Hockey:

• Women's semifinals moved from the Rho Arena to the Santa Giulia Arena
• Women's gold medal game moved up to a 19:10 start time (was previous 20:10)

 

Speed Skating:

• Most of the events have had their session cut by somewhere between 5 and 30 minutes. Start times remain the same

 

Figure Skating:

• Looks like the order of events in team event is now: Ice Dance -> Pairs -> Women. Women were previously listed first.

 

Alpine Skiing:

• Downhill portion of the team combined cut by 45 minutes
• 1st Run of the Giant Slalom and Slalom events cut by 30 minutes

 

Ski Mountaineering:

• Sprint heats extended by 8 minutes. Finals session extended by 13 minutes

 

Ski Jumping:

• All sessions shortened by 5 to 15 minutes

 

Edited November 14, 2024 by Topicmaster1010

[Josh 13,558]

1 hour ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

And yet another version is out . This time with some more noticeable changes.

 

Ice Hockey:

• Women's semifinals moved from the Rho Arena to the Santa Giulia Arena
• Women's gold medal game moved up to a 19:10 start time (was previous 20:10)

 

Speed Skating:

• Most of the events have had their session cut by somewhere between 5 and 30 minutes. Start times remain the same

 

Figure Skating:

• Looks like the order of events in team event is now: Ice Dance -> Pairs -> Women. Women were previously listed first.

 

Alpine Skiing:

• Downhill portion of the team combined cut by 45 minutes
• 1st Run of the Giant Slalom and Slalom events cut by 30 minutes

 

Ski Mountaineering:

• Sprint heats extended by 8 minutes. Finals session extended by 13 minutes

 

Ski Jumping:

• All sessions shortened by 5 to 15 minutes

 

Fingers crossed the women’s curling gold medal match also undergoes changes, very preferably an hour earlier so it doesn’t conflict with the men’s hockey gold medal match 

 

Seriously, what were they thinking 

[heywoodu 16,465]

About the pictograms: I usually fail to see how they are tied to some city or country anyway, a slightly different line or font isn't going to make me think "Ah, Italy!" or "Yep, that's China!", so I am very happy with these ones  They look super recognizable, especially for the Summer Olympics it's often a puzzle to connect every pictogram with a sport, here it's very clear  

[orangeman 2,877]

5 hours ago, heywoodu said:

About the pictograms: I usually fail to see how they are tied to some city or country anyway, a slightly different line or font isn't going to make me think "Ah, Italy!" or "Yep, that's China!", so I am very happy with these ones  They look super recognizable, especially for the Summer Olympics it's often a puzzle to connect every pictogram with a sport, here it's very clear  

The Beijing 2022 design was based on the traditional Chinese seal/stamp. If you've been there, you'd recognize it as very Chinese immediately. 

https://www.theolympicdesign.com/olympic-games/pictograms/beijing-2022/

Edited November 13, 2024 by orangeman

[Orangehair43 316]

Doing more in daylight again means a more congested schedule with some possible clashes between the Alpine and the Cross - Country or Biathlon. 

10 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

And yet another version is out . This time with some more noticeable changes.

 

Ice Hockey:

• Women's semifinals moved from the Rho Arena to the Santa Giulia Arena
• Women's gold medal game moved up to a 19:10 start time (was previous 20:10)

 

Speed Skating:

• Most of the events have had their session cut by somewhere between 5 and 30 minutes. Start times remain the same

 

Figure Skating:

• Looks like the order of events in team event is now: Ice Dance -> Pairs -> Women. Women were previously listed first.

 

Alpine Skiing:

• Downhill portion of the team combined cut by 45 minutes
• 1st Run of the Giant Slalom and Slalom events cut by 30 minutes

 

Ski Mountaineering:

• Sprint heats extended by 8 minutes. Finals session extended by 13 minutes

 

Ski Jumping:

• All sessions shortened by 5 to 15 minutes

 

Do you have a link to this new schedule? 

[heywoodu 16,465]

17 hours ago, orangeman said:

The Beijing 2022 design was based on the traditional Chinese seal/stamp. If you've been there, you'd recognize it as very Chinese immediately. 

https://www.theolympicdesign.com/olympic-games/pictograms/beijing-2022/

Yes, but I think a majority of viewers haven't been there  

 

Not saying it's bad, and in the case of Beijing, most were pretty recognizable as well. It's just that the main thing in the design should always be recognizability, far and away ahead of everything else, and especially some Summer Olympics seem to put that on the backseat in favour of making something 'unique'.

[rafalgorka 1,821]

Any chance for An early 2026 Olympics predictions thread ? Just for the fun of it cause i know it’s way too early but why not