International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry officially closed the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Olympic flame in Verona, Italy, was extinguished after sixteen days of intense sporting competitions. The relay baton was taken over by France, which will host the next Winter Olympic Games.
The Games brought considerable commercial success, with sales of approximately 1.3 million tickets, representing 88 percent of available tickets. Local Italians purchased 37 percent of them. The Milan Games thus marked a return of spectators to the stands after the previous Games in Beijing.
In terms of results, Norway dominated, surpassing its own record medal haul and taking first place in the overall standings. Slovakia did not win any medal at the Games, although the national ice hockey team finished fourth after losing to Finland. The Czech delegation finished sixteenth in the medal standings with two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal. The USA won gold in the ice hockey final, triumphing 2:1 after overtime.
In total, 116 sets of medals were awarded to athletes from various countries. Organizers and the heads of individual national Olympic committees rated the Games positively in terms of how they were run and the foundations they laid for the future development of the Olympic movement.
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo officially conclude
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