July 2025, Year XVII, no. 7
Andrea Varnier
Olympic Magic
Telos: CEO of the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026. Tell us about your story, your jobs, and the spirit inspiring your work?
Andrea Varnier: For me and for my entire generation, the Olympics have been the greatest sporting event there is. They are that magic which is sparked every four years, or better, every two, between the summer and winter Games. My first memory of the Olympics goes back to Monaco 1972, the first Olympics broadcast in colour.
I went to watch them at an uncle’s house in Belgium ...more
Editorial
Wearing an Olympic medal is a privilege reserved for the few, yet anybody who loves sport conserves at least one Olympic medallist in their memory. And when it comes to the winter Olympics, one face stands out in the collective imagination: Alberto Tomba and his Olympic debut in Calgary in 1988, with a gold won in the giant slalom and then in the special slalom, all broadcast live on RAI public television instead of the highly popular San Remo Festival of Italian music ...more
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