Overview
- CONI honored 129 world champions, teams and officials at Rome’s Casa delle Armi, with the event broadcast on Rai 2 and attended by senior ministers.
- The men’s and women’s national volleyball teams headlined the honorees alongside athletes such as Mattia Furlani, with Paralympic achievements celebrated on equal footing.
- CONI president Luciano Buonfiglio said a four-year program will be presented and announced a December 22 visit to the President of the Republic with the Milano-Cortina flagbearers.
- Sports minister Andrea Abodi said medal bonuses for Italian athletes at the Games will be tax-exempt pending final bureaucratic steps, while crediting workers as preparations continue for the February 6, 2026 start.
- Officials emphasized investment in facilities, research and ice infrastructure as priorities, with CONI indicating the flagbearers are set to be selected at the final 2025 board meeting on December 18 or 19.