President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella will be in Milan on Monday 2 February to attend the opening of the 145th Session of the International Olympic Committee, scheduled to take place at Teatro alla Scala at 7:00 pm. Earlier in the day, the Head of State will meet IOC members in the Alessi Hall at Palazzo Marino for the traditional welcome ceremony.

On Thursday 5 February, President Mattarella will return to Milan in the late morning and visit the Olympic Village, where he will be welcomed by CONI President Luciano Buonfiglio and the Italian Chef de Mission, Carlo Mornati.

Accompanied by his daughter Laura, the President will first sign the Olympic Truce Mural, then address the Italian delegation in the Chefs de Mission Meeting Room. He will subsequently visit the building housing the Italian Team and share lunch with the athletes at the Olympic Village dining hall.

That evening, the President of the Republic will attend the Heads of State Dinner hosted by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, to be held at Fabbrica del Vapore.

On Friday morning, 6 February, President Mattarella, again accompanied by Laura, will cut the ribbon to inaugurate Casa Italia at the Triennale Milano, where he will also visit the exhibition “Muse”, specially curated by CONI in collaboration with the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.

Finally, in the evening, President Mattarella will be at San Siro Stadium, where he will represent the Italian State at the Opening Ceremony of the 25th Olympic Winter Games and, like his predecessors Giovanni Gronchi (1956 Cortina, 1960 Rome) and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (Turin 2006), will formally declare the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games open.