Snow blankets Italian alpine resort ahead of Winter Olympics
Fresh snowfall hit Italy’s Alpine resort of Livigno less than a month before the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
![Livigno resident Diego Crippa carries a snowboard in the historic center during snowfall, ahead of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy on Jan. 8, 2026. [Yara Nardi/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1767904381.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Fresh snowfall hit Italy’s Alpine resort of Livigno less than a month before the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
![Livigno resident Diego Crippa carries a snowboard in the historic center during snowfall, ahead of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy on Jan. 8, 2026. [Yara Nardi/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1767904381.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Sofiia Lyskun won medals for Ukraine at the European Aquatics Championships in 2018, 2022 and 2024 [File: Antonio Bronic/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2022-08-17T142233Z_1694552736_UP1EI8H13XJZP_RTRMADP_3_EUROPEAN-CHAMPIONSHIPS-AQUATICS-1764920598.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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