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Milan-Cortina Olympic medals unveiled

Agence France-Presse

<p>VENICE, Italy -- Organizers of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics unveiled the medals for the Winter sports spectacular on Tuesday, designed to pay homage to athletes and the team behind them.</p><p>&quot;We conceived a medal that represents purity and a return to essence,&quot; explained Raffaella Panie, the organizing committee&#x27;s brand director.</p><p>&quot;We celebrate the strength found in difference: two unique halves that join through the Olympic and Paralympic symbols to deliver a bold and unified message.</p><p>&quot;This concept is also reflected in the surfaces of the medals, where two textures meet and begin a story written not only by the athletes and Para athletes, but also by those who supported them: coaches, teammates, family members, and fans.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/2/25/michael-martinez-focused-on-helping-next-generation-of-ph-skaters-1621" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ: Now a coach, Michael Martinez focused on helping next generation of PH skaters</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/2/18/ph-mens-curling-team-receives-incentives-after-historic-gold-1608">READ: PH men&#x27;s curling team receives incentives after historic gold</a></div><p>Federica Pellegrini, Italy&#x27;s 200m freestyle swimming champion at the 2008 Beijing Games, was chosen to front the presentation in Venice.</p><p>The medals, 1,146 for both the Olympics and Paralympics, are 80mm in diameter and 10mm thick, with the gold medals weighing in at 500 grams.</p><p>They were designed by the Italian national mint, the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato.</p><p>The 2026 Games will run from February 6-22, with the Paralympics taking place between March 6-15.</p><p>At last year&#x27;s Paris Olympics over 200 medals became discolored due to oxidization, with the French mint (Monnaie de Paris) promising to replace them.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Organizers of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics unveiled the medals for the Winter sports spectacular on Tuesday, designed to pay homage to athletes and the team behind them.</p>

Organizers of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics unveiled the medals for the Winter sports spectacular on Tuesday, designed to pay homage to athletes and the team behind them.