The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Olympics medals were unveiled this week at an event in Venice. The medals are described as a "celebration of Italian design and victory through the Italian spirit."

An Olympic winter is upon us, and snow sports athletes around the world are preparing so they can hopefully win a medal on the world stage. It wasn’t clear what those medals would look like, but thanks to an announcement earlier this week,

Take a journey through the iconic designs of Paralympic Winter Games medals from Nagano 1998 to Milano Cortina 2026. Which is your favourite medal?

The medals for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics were unveiled in Venice on Tuesday, 206 days before the games begin.

The Milan-Cortina Olympics are the first games with two host cities in the name. So the medals for the upcoming Winter Games represent “two halves coming together.” Organizers for the next Olympics and Paralympics unveiled the medals for the games at a ceremony alongside the Grand Canal in Venice on Tuesday.

On this week’s edition of NBC4 Sports Extra, digital reporter David DeGuzman looks ahead to the upcoming Winter Olympics next year in Milan-Cortina, Italy and even goes further with a lookahead to the Los Angeles 2028 summer games.

Here's your first look at the medals that will be awarded at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, with a split look symbolizing unity for the two cities.

Organizers unveiled the medals for the next Olympics and Paralympics at a ceremony alongside the Grand Canal in Venice on Tuesday.