In Sochi, workers were still hammering away in the media village and shower water ran yellow when journalists from around the world arrived for the 2014 Winter Games.

NBC: More Broadcast Network Programming Hours than Any Previous Winter Olympics; Will Feature Live Daytime and Extended Weekend Coverage, Plus Enhanced Olympic Primetime Show: Primetime in Milan

From NHL stars on the ice to Mikaela Shiffrin on the slopes, here are five storylines to watch with the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics just one year away.

Also important to know, there are 3 international airports in Milan- Malpensa (MXP), Linate (LIN) and Bergamo (BGY). Malpensa Airport is the main airport in Milan and the second busiest airport in Italy. Linate is the closet airport to the city center and the second busiest airport in Milan. Bergamo Airport is the least popular airport in the city.

The one-year countdown to the Milan Cortina Olympic Games is on. International Olympics Committee president Thomas Bach has proudly declared “Italy is ready.”

Kim, who will be 25 come the Milan Cortina Games, can become the first snowboarder to win the same Olympic event three times (if she isn’t beaten to it by Austrian Anna Gasser (big air) and Czech Ester Ledecka (parallel giant slalom).

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are being called the most widespread Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in history.