Interesting to see that the "winning" Italian bid is already looking at nearly 40% budget overrun with 4 more years left to balloon. (Probably end up what, at least double their original budget probably?) The host cities are getting squeezed.
Maybe I'll attend another Olympics - nice to ride a free party that somebody else is paying for.
https://www.insidethegames.biz/artic...ina-costs-rise
In June, local politicians voiced their concerns over the funding for the Olympics and Paralympics.
The new overall costs of the next scheduled Winter Olympics total an estimated €2.165 billion (£1.821 billion/$2.203 billion).
The Games had been given a budget of €1.58 billion (£1.3 billion/$1.6 billion).
Government representatives from Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, co-hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics, as well as from the regions of Lombardy and Veneto and provinces of Trento and Bolzano signed a letter demanding for the meeting.
According to Il Fatto Quotidiano, which obtained a copy of the letter, the officials alleged there was "no money" for Milan Cortina 2026 and remarked "there are four years left and we are worried."