MILAN (AP) — The Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic organizing committee on Wednesday unveiled two official posters for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Video games — daring graphic depictions that officers mentioned had been meant to symbolize “the character of the locations.”
Posters have been commissioned for the Olympics for the reason that early twentieth century, turning into a chunk of Olympic historical past. This yr’s designs are the work of Italian artists Olimpia Zagnoli and Carolina Altavilla.
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Artist Olimpia Zagnoli unveils the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics iconic poster throughout a press convention at Milan’s Triennale everlasting exhibition in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photograph/Luca Bruno)
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Artist Olimpia Zagnoli unveils the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics iconic poster throughout a press convention at Milan’s Triennale everlasting exhibition in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photograph/Luca Bruno)
Zagnoli’s “Olympic Imaginative and prescient,” a brightly coloured poster for the Feb. 6-22 Video games, encompasses a central determine wanting via glasses common as Olympic rings towards the backdrop of white mountain caps. Zagnoli mentioned her poster captures each her hometown Milan’s sense of fashion and Cortina’s mountain location, whereas celebrating spectators and athletes alike.
Altavilla’s untitled poster for the Paralympic Video games (March 6-15) depicts all six Paralympic Winter sports pulsing with motion and in a conflict of pinks, blues and chartreuse. A picture of Milan’s Duomo cathedral sits in foreground, and the athletes are topped by three curved, comma-like symbols dubbed “Agitos,” Latin for “I transfer.”
Massive variations of the posters will likely be on show together with the official torches at Milan’s Triennale design museum and different websites throughout the Winter Games. Smaller variations promote for 35 euros (practically $41.)
The Milan-Cortina organizers beforehand launched 10 creative posters by 5 feminine and 5 male artists over the summer season, additionally on show on the Triennale.
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