Giorgia Meloni, set to become Italy’s first female Prime Minister, has underlined her support for Milan Cortina 2026 in a meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has agreed a funding package for Winter Olympic sports with the German Federal Ministry of Interior and Homeland (BMI), which will take them through to Milan Cortina 2026.

Italy, host of the next Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, is set for a far-right Government with Giorgia Meloni poised to become the country's first female Prime Minister.

British Skeleton - which has contributed more Winter Olympic medals than any other British sport in the past two decades - has suffered a £1.7million ($1.85million/€1.9million) funding cut for the next Winter cycle to the Milan Cortina 2026 Games.

Organisers of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have signed a four-year deal with Deloitte Italia which will carry them through to the Games.

The famed San Siro stadium will be demolished entirely shortly after the 2026 Winter Olympics, under new plans but forward by AC Milan and Inter Milan.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has admitted that there are multiple "challenges" facing the organisers of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee has named human resource firm Randstad Italia as its second partner.

Andrea Abodi, the President of national Italian bank Institute for Sports Credit, has emerged as the new favourite to become chief executive of the Milan Cortina 2026 Organising Committee.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games qualification system principles have been approved by the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Executive Board at its most recent meeting in Lausanne this week.

New Zealand's team for the Milan Cortina 2026 is to receive a funding hike off the back of the nation winning its first Winter Olympic gold medals at Beijing 2022.

AC Milan President Paolo Scaroni has ruled himself out of becoming the new chief executive of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee after committing his future at the Italian football giants.

Philippe Bozon has extended his contract as head coach of the men's ice hockey team of France by another two years, meaning he will lead the team at the Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

The impending appointment of a new chief executive of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee to replace Vincenzo Novari is set to be delayed until after the Italian general election later this month.

Troy Ryan's contract as head coach of the Canadian women's ice hockey team has been extended until the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan.