{"id":270,"date":"2025-04-28T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/?p=270"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:02:40","slug":"olympics-milan-cortina-2026-what-will-be-the-first-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/olympics-milan-cortina-2026-what-will-be-the-first-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics: What will be the First Race?"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1033\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"1034\">PGRpdiBpZD0iYW1jLTIzNDY5NDA1NjciIGNsYXNzPSJhbWMtcHJpbWEtZGVsLWNvbnRlbnV0byI+PHNjcmlwdCBhc3luYyBzcmM9Ii8vcGFnZWFkMi5nb29nbGVzeW5kaWNhdGlvbi5jb20vcGFnZWFkL2pzL2Fkc2J5Z29vZ2xlLmpzP2NsaWVudD1jYS1wdWItNDQwMTE0NTAyNzUzOTExNSIgY3Jvc3NvcmlnaW49ImFub255bW91cyI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+PGlucyBjbGFzcz0iYWRzYnlnb29nbGUiIHN0eWxlPSJkaXNwbGF5OmJsb2NrOyIgZGF0YS1hZC1jbGllbnQ9ImNhLXB1Yi00NDAxMTQ1MDI3NTM5MTE1IiAKZGF0YS1hZC1zbG90PSIiIApkYXRhLWFkLWZvcm1hdD0iYXV0byIgZGF0YS1mdWxsLXdpZHRoLXJlc3BvbnNpdmU9InRydWUiPjwvaW5zPgo8c2NyaXB0PiAKKGFkc2J5Z29vZ2xlID0gd2luZG93LmFkc2J5Z29vZ2xlIHx8IFtdKS5wdXNoKHt9KTsgCjwvc2NyaXB0Pgo8L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n<p>Le <strong>Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics<\/strong> will open with one of the most iconic and spectacular races in alpine skiing: the <strong>men's downhill<\/strong>.<br>Adrenaline, speed and technique will immediately set the tone for this edition destined to be historic.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1037\" 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courage and precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Why the Downhill is So Important<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The downhill is the queen event of alpine skiing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Athletes reach speeds exceeding the <strong>130 km\/h<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requires <strong>great physical strength<\/strong>, <strong>quick reflexes<\/strong> e <strong>steady nerves<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a race <strong>dry<\/strong>: no multiple trials, just a downhill to play it all out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening the Olympics with this discipline means starting immediately with maximum tension and spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> The First Heroes of the Games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The downhill race will award <strong>the first gold medals<\/strong> of the 2026 Olympics, becoming one of the most anticipated and followed moments for fans around the world.<br>The winner will immediately go down in history, winning the first Winter Olympic title awarded on 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