Overview
- Mexico’s contingent rises to five after 17-year-old Lasse Gaxiola qualifies in alpine skiing, joining his mother Sarah Schleper, who is set for her seventh Winter Olympics.
- Spain approves a 20-athlete squad that matches its Winter Games record, with Olivia Smart and Joaquim Salarich selected as flag bearers.
- Argentina confirms eight competitors across alpine, cross-country and luge, its largest Winter delegation since Turin 2006.
- Organizers present two synchronized cauldrons to be lit at Milan’s Arco della Pace and Cortina’s Piazza Angelo Dibona, featuring a Da Vinci–inspired design and low-emission effects.
- The Games run 6–22 February across northern Italy, with ski mountaineering making its Olympic debut.