Overview

• The medals feature a split design with one shiny and one matte half to symbolize both Milan’s and Cortina’s roles and reflect Olympic and Paralympic values.
• Each award measures 8 cm in diameter and 1 cm thick, with gold medals weighing 500 g plus 6 g of gold, silver at 500 g and bronze at 420 g.
• The Italian State Mint and IPZS are producing the awards from recycled metal sourced from their own waste, casting them in induction furnaces powered entirely by renewable energy.
• A non-toxic, recyclable protective coating enhances durability, and committee president Giovanni Malagò has assured that the medals will not break and can be recycled if needed.
• A total of 1,146 medals will be awarded across 195 disciplines during the Winter Olympics from February 6–22 and the Paralympics from March 6–15, 2026.