MILAN (AP) — Ticket prices for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics range from 30 euros ($33) for men’s and women’s hockey preliminary games all the way up to nearly 3,000 euros ($3,300) for the most costly seats at the closing ceremony inside Verona’s Arena, a large Roman amphitheater.
The most expensive sports event is the men's hockey final with prices ranging from 450 to 1,400 euros ($500 to $1,545).
Local organizers announced Thursday that more than 20% of the tickets for the games in February, 2026, are available for under 40 euros ($44) and more than half are priced at under 100 euros ($110).
Anyone interested in attending should register on the official ticketing platform, to enter a draw that will allocate specific time slots for purchasing tickets in the first phase of sales.
Ticket prices for the Winter Paralympics in March, 2026, start at 10 euros ($11) for children under 14 with more than 200,000 tickets — about 90% of the total — available for less than ($40) euros.
It's not necessary to register for a draw for Paralympics tickets, which will go on sale in March, 2025.
Starting in April, 2025, both Olympic and Paralympic tickets will be available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need to register in advance.
The 2026 Games will be held across a large swath of northern Italy, with ice sports in Milan, Alpine skiing in Bormio and Cortina, snowboard and freestyle in Livigno, Nordic sports in Val di Fiemme and biathlon in Anterselva.
Questions remain over whether the sliding center in Cortina will be completed in time or if bobsled, luge and skeleton events will be moved to another track in Austria (Igls), Switzerland (St. Moritz) or New York (Lake Placid).
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FILE - Workers operate inside the construction site of the Olympic Village at the Porta Romana former railway yard, in Milan, Italy, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
FILE - Switzerland's Priska Nufer speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill training, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has been left out of France's squad for Nations League games as he continues his recovery from a minor hamstring injury.
Although Mbappé went on as a second-half substitute in Real Madrid's 1-0 loss at Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday night, France coach Didier Deschamps said he took the decision to leave him out after talking to his captain.
“I discussed things with Kylian. He has a problem which isn't serious," Deschamps said. "I'm not here to take risks, which is why Kylian is not in the list.”
France is away to Israel on Oct. 10 and travels to play Belgium four days later.
Deschamps said Mbappé, who has 48 goals for France, was not his usual self in the previous international round of matches, where he failed to score against Belgium and Italy. That took his international scoring drought to five games.
“He wasn't in the best condition mentally,” Deschamps said. “But I don't have the slightest doubt about his commitment.”
Veteran midfielder N’Golo Kanté was also absent from the squad because of a minor adductor injury.
For the first time in 10 years, Deschamps did not include Antoine Griezmann after the Atletico Madrid forward announced his retirement from international soccer.
“He's a very endearing and generous person, a leader on the field,” Deschamps said. “Obviously a page is turning.”
Griezmann scored 44 goals and had a national record 30 assists for Les Bleus in 137 matches.
“Antoine has reached the age where you experience physical and psychological fatigue," Deschamps said. "He took this decision and he stands by it, in the sense that it wasn't enforced.”
Bayern Munich's new signing Michael Olise and Chelsea's Christopher Nkunku could get more playing time.
France
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Simba (Lens)
Defenders: Jonathan Clauss (Nice), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), Théo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), Jules Koundé (Barcelona), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan), Mattéo Guendouzi (Lazio), Manu Koné (Roma), Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain)
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FILE - France's Kylian Mbappe, left, and Antoine Griezmann sing their national anthem before the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec.18, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, center dribbles the ball during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Lille and Real Madrid at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
