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Milano Cortina 2026 Medals Unveiled with Sustainable Two-Halves Design

Organizers highlighted recyclable construction, minimalist aesthetics; each element embodies a symbolic unity between co-host cities and their athletes’ communities.

Medals for Winter Olympics 2026: gold, silver and bronze, with blue ribbon
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The design of the medals was revealed in a ceremony in Venice.

Overview

  • The 80 mm-diameter, 10 mm-thick medals split into two halves joined by Olympic and Paralympic symbols to represent Milan and Cortina as well as the bond between athletes and their supporters.
  • Italy’s Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato produced the medals using recycled metal recovered from production waste and renewable-energy-powered induction furnaces.
  • A total of 1,146 medals will be awarded across 195 events at the Winter Olympics (Feb. 6–22, 2026) and Paralympics (Mar. 6–15, 2026) hosted in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
  • The Venice ceremony marks the latest design milestone after earlier torch and mascot reveals, setting the stage six months before the Games’ opening ceremony.
  • Led by Raffaella Paniè, the multidisciplinary design team embraced a minimalist Italian avant-garde approach to underscore collective achievement over individual triumph.