Winter Olympics Report 12: The Olympics Re-Imagined

The latest report from Matt Rendell dives into the transformation of Milan’s ‘Ice Palace’, an-ex ice sports venue that’s been reimagined for music and cultural celebration.

Join him to explore why culturally-significant venues should be embraced rather than forgotten in the wake of needless new construction.

Instead of reusing existing venues, this year’s Winter Games have imposed brand new facilities on the city; not only contributing significantly to the event’s emissions, but also showing how out of touch they are with the people’s history and character.

Read this report to learn more about the event’s emissions.

And by adding high-carbon sponsors - including oil and gas giants and arms manufacturers - into the mix, the Milan Cortina Olympics are continuing to veer sharply off track.

Throughout the Games, Matt Rendell will be speaking with locals about the environmental and social impacts of the Milano-Cortina Olympics.