The Winter Olympics are finally here! The Milano Cortina 2026 Games officially kicked off on Feb. 6th in Italy, and Olympians from all around the world have settled into their new homes for the next two-ish weeks. Here are 26 behind-the-scenes looks at what it’s really like inside the Olympic Villages, from room tours to the food:
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First off, here’s a peek at Team USA’s accommodations in Milan:
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And some of the temporary structures built to house athletes in Cortina. It’s one of the six Olympic Villages that have been erected in Italy to house the 90+ countries and 2,900+ athletes present at this year’s Games:
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Here’s what a double room looks like in Milan:
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…Complete with a little desk area:
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Here’s the bathroom situation, because I know you’re curious, too:
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This is what a coach’s room looks like in Cortina:
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Here’s the dining hall in Milan:
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And the canteen in the Cortina Village:
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There’s also this little coffee stand in Cortina:
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Here’s an example of a dinner menu in the Villages, featuring Italian dishes like pizzas, lasagna, gnocchi, and foccacia:
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Here’s what the athlete accommodations look like in Livigno, complete with a little balcony, shared by snowboarder Jonas Hasler of Switzerland:
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There are salons in Milan and Cortina where athletes can get makeovers:
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This is what it looks like inside one of the state-of-the-art gyms:
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There’s a big ole laundry room in Cortina:
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There’s a relaxation room with ammenities like sound baths in Milan:
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There’s also a “Cero Stress Plant Shop” where athletes can “borrow” a little greenery to liven up their living quarters. This Canadian figure skater, Madeline Schizas, shared that she named hers Ilya Rozanov after the Heated Rivalry character:
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Here’s another example of an athlete’s accomodations in Cortina:
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There are game rooms, too, for Olympians to partake in both video games and tabletop games:
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Here’s the leisure area, where athletes can watch the games together in Cortina:
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Here’s a look at the resident center in Predazzo — per Team South Africa’s Matt Smith — which includes a bunch of brand activations, a gift shop, and a mindfulness room with yoga mats and VR meditations:
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And finally, athletes can collect pins in the Village by doing various activities and trade them with other athletes from around the world to collect ’em all:
It’s all just getting started! You can keep up with our 2026 Olympics coverage here.
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