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FILE - A view of the bobsled track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 17, 2021. Organizers for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics are convinced that they can build a bobsled track in record time amid a standoff with the IOC, which wants an existing foreign venue used instead to cut costs. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

Milan-Cortina Olympics organizers confident they can build bobsled track amid standoff with IOC

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, right, reacts next to Gunilla Lindberg, IOC member of Sweden, left, during the first day of the 134th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 24, 2019. The host city of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be decided during the134th IOC Session. Stockholm-Are in Sweden and Milan-Cortina in Italy are the two candidate cities for the Olympic Winter Games 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

The Latest: Milan-Cortina wins bid by 47-34 votes

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The new headquarters building of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The inauguration of the Olympic House will take place on June 23, during the celebration of Olympic Day. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

A look at the 2026 Winter Olympic bids in Monday’s vote

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

The new headquarters building of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The inauguration of the Olympic House will take place on June 23, during the celebration of Olympic Day. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

A look at the 2026 Winter Olympic bids in Monday’s vote

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

President of the Italian National Olympic Committee, CONI, Giovanni Malago' talks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Rome, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. With soaring costs, declining interest and a general lack of bids _ especially for the Winter Games _ the Milan-Cortina candidacy takes advantage of the more flexible rules provided by Agenda 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

AP Interview: Milan-Cortina bid can revolutionize Olympics

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press