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≡ MILAN CORTINA 2026 ≡
“For the Olympic Winter Games (February 6-22, 2026), tickets will start at 30 euros, with more than 20% of tickets available for under 40 euros and more than half (57%) priced at under 100 euros.
“Tickets for the Paralympic Winter Games (March 6-15, 2026) will start at 10 euros for children under 14, and with more than 200,000 tickets (about 89% of those on sale for the Paralympic Games) available for less than 35 euros.” (€1 = $1.10 U.S.)
That’s from the Milan Cortina 2026 organizers on Thursday, announcing the ticketing timeline and prices for the various sports and ceremonies on the program. As is now customary, a lottery to assign buyers to a specific period in which to buy tickets will be used for the Olympic Winter Games only:
“General public sales for the Olympic Winter Games will begin in February 2025, and the Paralympic Winter Games in March 2025, but the worldwide registration process, to witness the best of Olympic and Paralympic sports live, has already begun.
“To enter the Olympic ticketing draw, fans should register on the official ticketing platform before mid-January 2025. Those who purchase tickets by May 2025 will benefit from Early Bird special prices on some specific sessions.”
There is no lottery for an assigned buying time for Winter Paralympic tickets, and first-come, first-served sales will begin in May 2025, without any registration required.
The ticketing price list runs on for four pages, with a simplified summary of the Olympic Winter Games sports prices:
● €100 to €220: Alpine Skiing
● €70 to €100: Bobsled
● €50 to €200: Biathlon
● €40 to €120: Cross Country Skiing
● €40 to €150: Curling
● €50 to €390: Freestyle Skiing
● €280 to €1,200: Figure Skating
● €30 to €1,400: Ice Hockey
● €40 to €75: Luge
● €40 to €120: Nordic Combined
● €80 to €440: Snowboard
● €95 to €230: Ski Jumping
● €40 to €75: Skeleton
● €35 to €40: Ski Mountaineering
● €150 to €450: Short Track
● €180 to €280: Speed Skating
● €280 to €2,026: Opening Ceremony at Milan’s San Siro Stadium
● €950 to €2,800: Closing Ceremony at the ancient Verona Arena
About half of the events have tickets in categories “A” and “B” with some sports with A-B-C categories and a few with a fourth (lowest price) category. Four events have Category A prices above €1,000: the men’s ice hockey final at €1,400, the figure skating gala at €1,200 and the opening and closing ceremonies, with categories A and B over €1,000.
The announcement also confirmed that tickets will be digital only.
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