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Christian Klaue
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Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Director of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Former employee of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and Sport-Informations-Dienst (SID). Views are my own.
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The beautiful Dolomites welcoming athletes from around the world for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 #LugeLove
February 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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📌 As Milano Cortina 2026 approaches, venues go live and the Olympic spirit sweeps across Italy

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As Milano Cortina 2026 approaches, venues go live and the Olympic spirit sweeps across Italy
With the Opening Ceremony just days away, the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games have entered the final phase of delivery: the Olympic Villages are welcoming athletes, the media centres are oper...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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First press briefing with IOC President Kirsty Coventry at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics now live. You can follow here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OxG...
IOC Press Conference - 01.02.2026
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February 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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The Olympic rings are shining bright these days in Milan and the host regions of the upcoming Winter Olympics, the venues are ready, the athletes are arriving and have started training.

🔵⚫️🔴🟡🟢

#Olympics #MilanoCortina2026

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February 1, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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The Olympic Rings on the move in Livigno. Final touches for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

#MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics
January 31, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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📌 Pope Leo XIV hopes Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will promote friendship, solidarity and peace

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January 31, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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📌 Athlete excitement builds as Olympic Villages for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics officially open

For the next 3 weeks, 6 Olympic Villages across the north of Italy will be a home away from home for thousands of athletes competing at Milano Cortina 2026

📎 www.olympics.com/athlete365/a...
January 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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📌 United Nations calls for global observance of Olympic Truce to ensure safe passage for athletes and officials attending the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics

📎 www.olympics.com/ioc/news/uni...
January 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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📌 The volunteers at Milano Cortina 2026 were celebrated today by IOC President Kirsty Coventry: “You are like the special secret source of magic at the Games”

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January 29, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics shine. Last night in Cortina d'Ampezzo. - 8 days to go.

#MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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📌 In the Technology Operations Centre (TOC) of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, the sun never sets. Technology at the Games is a 24/7 job, humans and machines work together to power the Games and keep systems and data connected, secure and running smoothly.

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January 28, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Olympic rings in winter wonderland.

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Welcome to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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The list of Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) with Belarusian or Russian passports who have been confirmed as eligible and invited to compete at the #MilanoCortina2026 Olympic Winter Games has been updated here:

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January 28, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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📌 We are ready for the worldwide media. The Main Media Centre (MMC) for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics has officially opened. It combines the MPC and the International Broadcast Centre (IBC). 3,000 accredited press & 4,500 broadcast personnel are expected.

www.olympics.com/ioc/news/mil...
January 27, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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📌 Beautiful artwork! Exactly 70 years after the Opening Ceremony of the Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics and on the day when the Olympic Torch Relay passed through Cortina d’Ampezzo, a stunning new “Anniversary 1956–2026” poster was unveiled.

www.olympics.com/en/milano-co...
January 26, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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📌 Olympic Heritage Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956 collection celebrates 70 years since the iconic 1956 Winter Games. The collection features premium winterwear and accessories all incorporating the distinctive winter blue of the original Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956 emblem.

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January 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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"Ohne Breite keine Spitze!" Bei der Verleihung der "Sterne des Sports" an Sportvereine würdigt Bundespräsident Steinmeier den großen gesellschaftlichen Beitrag der oft ehrenamtlichen Vereinsarbeit im ganzen Land.
January 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Only 11 days to go until the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Milan is getting ready. So are Cortina, Anterselva, Val di Fiemme, Bormio and Livigno.

📷 Getty / Mattia Ozbot

#Olympics #MilanoCortina2026
January 26, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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📌 Two great additions to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: Piano virtuoso Lang Lang and rapper Ghali.

🗓️ Date: Friday, 6 February
📍 Place: San Siro Stadium, Milan
⌚️ Time: 20:00 CET
🎫 Tickets: tickets.milanocortina2026.org/en/events/le...

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January 25, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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📌 Leading an independent anti-doping program for the IOC, the International Testing Agency (ITA) has notified seven athletes of Adverse Analytical Findings (AAF) following the re-analysis of their sample collected during the Olympic Games Rio 2016.

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January 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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📌 Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, a new Netflix Documentary produced in collaboration with the IOC and re-analyses of doping tests from the Rio 2016 Olympics - Our communication this week

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January 24, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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📌 Lot's of media opportunities around the IOC Insitutional meetings of the next two weeks:

▪️ Press conference following the IOC EB meeting on 1 February at 15:00 CET at the Main Press Centre

▪️ Press conference following the 145th IOC Session on 4 February at 18:30 CET at the Main Press Centre

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January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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📌 Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing — Inside Netflix’s Latest Olympic Docuseries

An intimate look at the high stakes of one of the most dramatic and artistically demanding events in the Olympic Games. Produced in collaboration with the IOC.

➡️ youtu.be/WVEeiFjdB28?...

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January 22, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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📌 Opening Ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Celebrating harmony, beauty and humanity

🗓️ 6 February, 20:00 CET, Milano, San Siro Stadium

➡️ Re-watch the media roundtable with Marco Balich: www.youtube.com/watch?v=81b8...

➡️ Tickets: tickets.milanocortina2026.org/en/
January 22, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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📌 IOC President Kirsty Coventry is set to arrive on Monday in Milan for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

➡️ Key quotes from her media round table with 200 international journalists today: www.olympics.com/ioc/news/key...

➡️ The full recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKTa...
January 21, 2026 at 7:12 PM