Olympics
Execs praise Milan Olympic hockey rink, final preparations being made
The IOC said that it is “impressed with the new hockey arena” for the Milan-Cortina Games, “even if parts of it still look like a building site‚” according to Daniella Matar of the AP. The Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena’s rink and most of its seating “is in place,” but there is still an “abundance of ...
Recreating A Miracle: USA Hockey returns to Lake Placid with unique hologram production
Forty-six years ago this February, the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team inspired belief in miracles with its long-shot victory over the Soviet Union during the medal round of the 1980 Winter Games.
Test events at Milan Olympic hockey rink bring cautious optimism
Observers are “cautiously optimistic” about the status of Milan’s Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena for the Milan-Cortina Games after a series of test events held there this weekend. There is a “lot of construction there that still needs to be done.” However, a participant in one of the test events indic...
Kylie Kelce to join NBC’s coverage of Milan-Cortina Games as creator
Kylie Kelce, wife of former NFLer Jason Kelce, “will be part of NBC’s coverage” of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February. The 33-year-old “will appear in Milan as part of NBCUniversal’s Creator Collective," a group of content creators from YouTube, Meta and TikTok who will “give their follow...
Milan hockey arena construction will not be finished before Olympics
The main hockey arena in Milan “is still in the final stages of construction and isn’t going to be completely finished when the Winter Olympics start next month,” though NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said he is “cautiously optimistic,” according to Patrick Johnston of the Vancouver PROVINCE. The...
NBC, USFS behind stuffed animal toss to promote gold medal favorite
The moments following figure skater Ilia Malinin’s short program at the U.S. Championships on Thursday in St. Louis turned “into an NBC promotion on the arena’s big screen” after fans threw dozens of stuffed animals of the movie character Toothless onto the ice, according to Christine Brennan of USA...
NBC’s ‘Legendary February’ highlights Peacock, personal storytelling, new tech and big audience aspirations
NEW YORK -- NBCUniversal executives and talent laid out plans for “Legendary February,” their promotion of a three-week period next month in which the media giant will broadcast the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Super Bowl and NBA All-Star Game while also kicking off weekly “Sunday Night Basketball...
Tim Hortons inks partnership with Canadian Olympic Committee
Tim Hortons signed an eight-year deal with the Canadian Olympic Committee, its “first ever partnership” with the organization, according to Tara Deschamps of the CP. An accompanying Canadian Paralympic Committee agreement will last three years. Tim Hortons and the Canadian Olympic Committee did not ...
NBCU sells out ad inventory for Milan-Cortina Games
NBCUniversal has “sold out” its 2026 Milan-Cortina Games ad inventory, with a month still to go before the Games. In the process, the company “set a new Winter Olympics ad sales record,” with the “highest linear and digital revenue it’s ever recorded.” The company also “scored a record number of adv...
Brisbane’s Victoria Park golf course could be site for new Olympic stadium
The site of Brisbane’s former Victoria Park golf course has “emerged as the likely location of the city’s new stadium” for the 2032 Brisbane Games, according to Mackenzie Scott of THE AUSTRALIAN. Australian architecture firms Cox and Hassell have been appointed “to design” the US$2.54B major venue i...
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