CORTINA D’AMPEZZO-Gasps, then silence filled the bar at the Hotel de la Poste. Everyone was crowded around the big screen that had been set up at one of the oldest hotels in Cortina where Ernest Hemingway had a favorite room and bar table. Then 13 seconds into her run, U.S. Skier Lindsay Vonn, the American alpine ski racer, had fallen hard.
Michael LaPointe
9 Feb 2026
Michael LaPointe
CORTINA D” AMPEZZO-Max Langenhan takes home the Gold Medal for Germany for the Men’s Single Luge event in Cortina Sunday evening. After setting the track record last night and again tonight he was a difficult person to catch on the leaderboard.
Kindl Wolgang wins the Silver for Austria and Fischnaller Dominik, the home town favorite from Italy won the Bronze. Max is 26 years old and participating in his second Olympics.
8 Feb 2026
Michael LaPointe
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO-The energy is in the famous streets, lined with designer shops like Louis Vuitton and Prada, and with the soaring Dolomites in the background creates the perfect setting for the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Fans wrapped in their country’s flags posing for pictures at the official countdown clock, in the middle of the city.
7 Feb 2026
Mattia Bortali
ROME - An 80-year-old man from northeastern Italy has been summoned for questioning by prosecutors in Milan as part of a probe into the Sarajevo ‘sniper tourism’ case, according to judicial sources.
6 Feb 2026
Peter srinivasan
ROME -- Italy’s relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are entering a decisive phase, as diplomats and policymakers confront a volatile regional landscape alongside rising expectations for economic and strategic cooperation. These themes dominated a Rome roundtable convened this week by the European Gulf Information Centre (EGIC), which brought together senior political and regional experts under Chatham House Rules.
5 Feb 2026
Darcie Peters
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Raffaella Lauricella attorney
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VINCENZO PEZZILLI
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Mattia Bortali
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