Fascist salutes from the podium: Cortina’s forgotten ‘mini-Olympics’ during World War II

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the “Snow Stadium” — on the exact same ...

The forgotten WWII ‘mini-Olympics’ held in Cortina

Cortina is one of the host cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics. But during World War II, it also staged a ski championship ...
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Why Ralph Lauren is making the 2026 Olympic uniforms with wool from an Oregon ghost town

When Ralph Lauren recently unveiled its Team USA’s winter Olympic uniforms for Milano Cortina 2026, sheep ranchers near the high desert town of Shaniko in north central Oregon cheered. Once again, the ...
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Goo-goo for gold: Nurses knit mini Olympic uniforms for newborns

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (NewsNation Now) — Nurses at a Missouri hospital hand-crotched uniforms for a miniature Olympic opening ceremony featuring the hospital’s tiniest athletes. St. Luke’s in Kansas City ...