The president of the Milan-Cortina 2026 organizing committee, Giovanni Malagò, has drawn up a progress report before the IOC Executive BoardHe was optimistic, presenting several encouraging data. Nearly 120.000 registrations have been recorded for the 18.000 positions offered under the Team26 volunteer program, more than half of which come from people under 35 years old. More than 35.000 applications were also received to participate in the torch relay. (10.000 places available), which will begin in December.
On the ticketing side, the general director of the organizing committee, Andrea Varnier, confirmed that almost half of the million and a half tickets available had been sold. In detail, 54% of buyers are men, 46% are women, and more than 30% are under 34 years old. The news is also positive regarding the progress of the work. The Olympic Village in Milan, which is due to be delivered at the end of July, is almost finished, while 80% of the residences in the temporary village of Cortina are already readyThe Milano Santagiulia ice rink, which will host ice hockey, should " be delivered in time for the test event scheduled for December ", adds the IOC in its report.
