2026 Winter Olympics In Milan And Cortina d'Ampezzo

So its close, time goes well and It will be cool. To me hockey since NHL players will be there and its I would say 99% best (1% can be injury why players can not participate) . So it will be good , and rest as well and besides at normal hours for European people.

FIL Congress disallows Russian athletes from Milano-Cortina 2026

https://www.fil-luge.org/en/news/fil-congress-disallows-russian-athletes-from-milano-cortina-2026

One of greatest news , same whit hockey , I have told few times what I think and its good. besides they can not be there as independent athletes.

International Biathlon Union bans Russia and Belarus from next years competitions, including Olympics

https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/russia-belarus-ban-biathlon/5ZE0Cw161gYi3hJpeXsiAw

Even its a little what we can do I hope others will follow inclusive politics and words hardest extreme sanctions will follow , to me this band should stay till they re pay rebuilding county and one generation long

Russians not allowed to ski as neutrals at Milano-Cortina Games

https://www.reuters.com/sports/russians-not-allowed-ski-neutrals-milano-cortina-games-2025-10-21/

Good news

https://x.com/ViaplayUrheilu/status/2014666964984029693

Not sure where to put it but awesome skills, could end in the grave or hospital

So soon it starts what you think
Might be new structure for winter, even summer. Use existing venues, in more then 2 locations. Italy has 5 even between male and female sking hills, bird way 120km, but road can take 26h .
Italy need build luge, bobsleigh race track and hockey arena (what wont be ready 100% for Olympics)
Look at Atens, what we have left and time took it tolls , many places looks after nuclear war)
I think better use venues and places we have is better, specially winter, unless we wont invest and make Greenland as Olympic place, who knows how much snow we will have in 2040, so why not

I like hockey because 95% of best will play 5% are injured
Latvia will supper most Rodrigo Abols , Flyers center are broken leg and he will miss, so its bigg loss for Lv, because Can, USA, Fin, Swe can replace injured players whit 5 equal

Other thing I think for watchers on TV and in place one month would be better as football EC, WC because you can see more- A lot of different sport , you can miss many good events due time, palarel sheduel and so ob.

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid admits to cheating on his girlfriend after winning a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics.


https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/2021273932582748440

Most idiotic thing I have seen in Olympics

Finland 1 - 4 Slovenia
Mikko Lehtonen pöays in Zürich rest in NHL
Slovaks half plays in Europe
NHL stars cant start play well , before WC we hav 6 weeks training camp,plus 4 yo 8 test games. Now all jumped in so fast ,thats why Finland lost.

Sweden 5 - 2 Iraly
Bad performance 60 shots to goal what is new olympic record.

After group stage 1/8 is here

While Canada USA, Slovakia as group winners and Finland as best runner up goes in 1/4 finals snd have day of. I think for Canada and USA its good,but Finland and Slovakia mot sure because rest teams has one extra game to put team together and make it more warm and play to feal each other .

Czech vs Danmark
One goal game, if it would be WC yes Fen could do it but not now . Cz do it,dont see 20 years Den can win CZ in Olympics when NHL player plays.

Sweden vs Latvia
If Latvia plays best game and get 2 goals in each period and Sweden plays worst game in the history ,but it wont happen.
I say might be real training game for Sweden, because outskateing,outshooting Latvia and wins 8 to 0

Germany vs France
One way game nothing to add . France can show some resist even get goal but fast German boys will show whos king.

Suisse vs Italy
Not much to say ,can be training game for Suisse ,they will win but result dependds if they open ealy or late. Home croud in Milan dont care much about hockey . Its not Bolzano , Bolzano or Cortina D Amoezzo where hockey and winter sports dominats.

1/8 Final
Sweden 5-1 Latvia.
Game was gpod, Sweden did do all to win in big diference ,try lines what works and dont and save energy ,but Latvia gave all they had and more. School class

Germany 5-1 France
Not best game, sortha on papper, not for sport and interests point.

Suisse 3-1 Italy
Not best game, more training for Suisse

Check Republic 3 -2 Danmark
Almost ,almost miracle happened, only one goal. Danmark needs more money ,and send more players to Swedish leuge systems. Ch is known masters on defense and contra attack,this was why they hold result.

1/4 Final
Sweden vs USA
One of big boys going home. Hard to predict here, might be best game in this stage

Germany vs Slovenia
Miracle will happen,i say Germany because they have been better in all and equal rosters and plays in Europa, so I say Germany

Finland vs Suisse
Teat how good Suisse nationaliga A os against NHL
Fast,rapid skating hockey whit fight ok edges. They play equal game,so hard to predict.

Canada vs Cz
I say Canada, best team om papper,but Cz can put hood planning in defennse ,old schema combinations and good contra attack ,but Canada can outnumber all hockey elements 10 to 1 om this case.

1/4 Final
Canada 4-3 OT Czechia
I was wrong about Canada, even they get early gola then CZ did do what they do best, defending by super system and do contra attack and they helped. When Can was under pressure they show game what we all expect from them, good fast attacking and thats how they get equal in all reminding situations and won in OT

Finland OT 3-2 Suisse
Suisse is unlucky has lost 3 WV finals and 2 in a row, now this was leading 2-0 and lost in OT. Slovakia vs Germany should be played in this small venue, not this. I feel sorry for Suisse even not game as I expected, Finland can defend their gold

Slovakia 6-2 Germany
I was wrong, sorry all against odds

USA OT 2-1 Sseden
Viktor Hedman get injury and seems affacted game but like I told hard to predict that case, now Sweden can wait 4 more years, might be motivation in WC in a may

1/2 Finals

Canada - Finland
I think be tight game, both teams still search best performanmce

USA - Slovakia
On paper USA but Slovakia can play easy they did brake the odds and are there, can play easier now due not so much pressare its in USA side

1/2 Final

Canada 3-2 Finland
Hard game, equal, smilar way Canada played against Cz , good to watch

USA 6-2 Slovakia
My thoughts was so, so far USA has scored most goals against one team in play ofs

3th place
Finland-Slovakia
In some way meaningless game, but for Slovakia be easier to play because they are underdogs and never nobody thought they be in 3th place game, so its easuer to play so

Final
Canada - USA
What a game, huh

3th place
Finland 6-1 Slovakia
I wish it was Swe vs Fin , but otherwise Fin did released anger and shown real skills how good they are and won Slovakia 2 times in a tournament, often it dont happen but I think this was objective strength resume.


Final
Canada 1-2 OT USA
I have seen a lot of good and awesome games, when Boxar said in shoutbox 4 Nations Face-Off when Can 3-2 OT USA, it was best game he and I has seen. I agree, even this was equal but not, I prefer NHL ice size and this was well good game. I am happy Americans did it first time since 1984 in when students smashed red machine cccp whit all profs and their best. This is not equal but for USA and result yes, they won 2025 WC now Olympcs. OT like Canadian coach said it sucks, 3 to 3 because TV demands it. 4 to 4 yes, but national play offs and NHL play offs you play normal 5 to 5 20min , then 20 min , can play 8 Overtimes till some team scores and wins. I dont like this final 3 to 3 system, small luck you win, one rebound you're gooner. Otherwise great tournament

End
Once again its over, even like I told I want 1 month long. I saw in luge, skiing and fast skating and so on drone fly over and you can see live feed from the air, was cool. I saw something not all events. Damn curling and out TV, I miss bobsleigh, skeleton and few other skiing disciplines.

Thoughts
I actually hope Olympic system collapes and atlets do new something new. Olympic comette gets massive money, and atlets maybe 5% , its ripping off those who try hard, and all is so politicized, we need arab oil money, russian money, china, well if N Korea would offer money they might get Olynpics. I am tired of that shit, fifa, uefa and so on, more money we sold our values. I wish Europe and USA start more protest and do like Skoda said to international ice hockey federation, if Belarus gets WC we wont be your sponsor, IIHF president that time René Fasel did like Putin and Lukasjenko , they was scared and Latvia get that WC. Do we have morals and values, no we dont. I like money but if I knew nation secrets I wont sold them to our enemies.

What next
2030 Winter Olympics
Location French Alps, France

I bit pissed of even Sweden lost I dont want it here, my money my taxes. N America, Asia and Europe can organize it, maybe Antarctica, summer all six continents can, winter no, so since winter soon might be antic relik so, but still, just saying

I like when Italians chose one city for inside events, and open air was in existing venues in Alps. France can do same and have good games, whit out spending money to build. Yes you need build some things but 30% costs from building all new. Luge, skiing, biatlone and so on , new hockey arean should be build, but I believe in area existing can be temporala made. Summer Olympics should leran, look at Atenas and Sarajevo , why not use existing and then somehow integrate it.

Italian organisers are facing a deficit of €310 million($335m)

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/milano-cortina-2026-deficit-falls-to-public-authorities-after-ioc-rejection

Seems only countries can have sport events are old diktaturs because they have money and deficit will be hide and they have cheap workers. France might face same problems