Milano Cortina 2026 protagonist at the Sanremo Festival: at 11.15 pm the projects of the schools for the mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Milano Cortina 2026 once again protagonist on the stage of the Ariston. After having chosen the logo and the official song of the Olympic and Paralympic Games scheduled in less than three years in our mountains with the help of the Sanremo Festival audience, now it’s the mascot’s turn. This evening, around 11.15 pm, Amadeus and Gianni Morandi will unveil the finalist drawings of the Ideas Competition “The school for the Milano Cortina 2026 mascot”, thus asking for a popular opinion on the icons that will represent the snow and ice exhibitions.

The initiative was aimed at male and female students from all Italian regions, with an overall membership of 1600 project ideas from 681 classes representing 82 Institutes from every corner of the boot. This is precisely the third initiative that links Milano Cortina 2026 after the survey on the logo was launched in 2021, won by the Futura project, while last year there was the «singing challenge», which saw the song prevail «Until dawn», played by Arisa.

Last Monday, Milano Cortina 2026 celebrated the milestone of -3 years at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics and in the last few hours it also announced the entry of two private sponsors: yesterday Herbalife as nutrition official supporter, today it was the turn of Eni as partner for energy. “Our support will be aimed at making the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games more sustainable,” said Giuseppe Ricci, Eni’s Energy Evolution General Manager.

«We are happy – commented Giovanni Malagò, president of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation and of CONI – that a player like Eni has decided to accompany the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation by embracing the ambitious challenge of organizing a flawless edition of the Games. Three years from February 6, 2026, the opening day of the Olympics, here is another valuable addition to our team and an injection of energy on the path towards an event that will put us at the center of the world’s attention».

Andrea Varnier, CEO of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation, added: «Having a partner like Eni alongside represents, for us and for the whole country, a certificate of the great interest

and the great expectation of all Italians for the next Games. We are proud to be able to team up with a large company that fully embraces our values ​​and invests along the way

guidelines: that of decarbonisation and that of promoting the national interest. A perfect communion of intent towards the same goal».