How Italy Is Struggling to Finish an Ice Rink Before the Olympics

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 6 min read 100% complete by Motoko Rich, Josephine de La Bruyère and Alessandro GrassaniJanuary 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM

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With less than a month until the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, the Santa Giulia Arena, a major venue for the games, remains unfinished. Construction continues at the site, with incomplete seating, exposed wires, and missing scoreboards. A recent test event, an Italian Hockey League tournament, was held with sections of the arena still off-limits. While organizers express confidence that the arena will be completed by the start of the games on February 5th, the situation is considered "tight" compared to previous Olympics where test events were held much earlier. The Milan-Cortina Olympics, spanning three regions, is expected to cost close to $6 billion and attract 2.5 million visitors.

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