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| (From L) Veneto's regional president Luca Zaia, Lombardia Region president Attilio Fontana and Italy's Infrastructure Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini pose next to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games medals during the unveiling ceremony at Palazzo Balbi palace in Venice on July 15, 2025. <저작권자(c) AFP Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포, AI 학습 및 활용 금지> |
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The medal design for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics (hereinafter referred to as Milan-Cortina 2026) has been unveiled.
Milan-Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee unveiled the Olympic and Paralympic medal design on the 15th (Korea time) in Venice, Italy, ahead of the opening 206 days of the competition.
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| Olympics - 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medals unveiled - Palazzo Balbi, Venice, Italy - July 15, 2025 Former Italy swimmer Federica Pellegrini before the unveiling of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medals<저작권자(c) REUTERS/Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포, AI 학습 및 활용 금지> |
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Federica Pellegrini and Francesca Porcellato, who won 15 medals'13 Winter and Summer Paralympics, carried medals from Venice's Grande Canal to the Palacho Valby Palace Awards. Produced by Italy's National Mint and the Polygraphic Institute (IPZS), the medal is made environmentally-friendly in a furnace powered by renewable energy using recycled metal from waste, symbolizing the value of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and is divided into two parts to represent the solidarity of all and the meaning of the first Winter Olympics held by the two cities in history.
The organizing committee said `The Milano-Cortina 2026 medal is a tribute not only to the athletes' victory but also to their journey and all the hard work they put into it,' adding that the two halves combined represent the connection of everyone, coaches, team members, families and fans who came together to win"It contains a narrative of solidarity that everyone created together, not a single moment of glory" he said.
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| Olympics - 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medals unveiled - Palazzo Balbi, Venice, Italy - July 15, 2025 President of Veneto Region, Luca Zaia holds up a medal during the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medals unveiling <저작권자(c) Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포, AI 학습 및 활용 금지> |
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| Italy's Infrastructure Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini poses next to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games medals during the unveiling ceremony at Palazzo Balbi in Venice on July 15, 2025. <저작권자(c) AFP Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포, AI 학습 및 활용 금지> |
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The medal, produced by the organizing committee's design team under the leadership of Raphael Panier Milan-Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee Brand, Identity, and Look, embodied the tradition of Italian avant-garde design in a minimal and elegant way. It emphasized the aesthetic sense of the competition, which is pure and simple, but contains innovation.
Panier said "Our medal celebrates the power of difference. Two unique halves are connected as one through the symbols of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to create a powerful and unified message. Through design, we wanted to tell the story that victory is never a single moment, but through collective strength, support, and solidarity." "Made from two different textures, smooth and rough, the surface of the medal embodies the narrative not only of the athletes but also of all those who led them."
IPZS Director Paolo Peronte "These medals, produced to commemorate the Olympic and Paralympic Games, represent the proficiency and excellence of Italian design. Each medal is the fruit of craftsmanship and innovation, and it is a unique work." "Put athletes at the center of the story and express the universality of sports, the struggle, and the feeling of victory." explained the meaning.
Meanwhile, the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be held from February 6-22 next year, and the Paralympics from March 6-15. Italy has hosted two Winter Olympics, Cortina in 1956 and Turin in 2006.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
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