Canadian Olympic Committee Works to Navigate a Very Spread Out Winter Games in Italy

Canadian Olympic Committee works to navigate a very spread out Winter Games in Italy

Milan Cortina is considered the most geographically widespread Olympics in history, spanning 22,000 square kilometres

Geopolitics will cast a long shadow over the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games

This winter’s Olympic games will not be a normal international sporting event. A cloud of geopolitical tension looms over the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, as well as the upcoming FIFA Men’s World Cup. The tension escalated after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum, where he spelled out his vision for a new world order for middle powers. It stood out starkly against United States President Donald Trump’s own speech a…