Milano 2026 ticket prices revealed

[Private Citizen]

Somewhere along the way the Olympics completely jumped the shark.

Supply and demand. There are some good reasons, like travel being a lot more accessible and enormous growth of the world’s middle class.

Then there are less good reasons, like the number of corporate sponsorship tickets, revenge / competitive travel, Instagram and TikTok, etc.

 

[TAHbKA]

Well, at least now I know am interested in an elitist expensive sport.

 

[PRlady]

I signed up for the draw. At least paying for the tickets this spring and paying for hotel/airfare later spreads out the expense.

What I wish I knew is the schedule. If they do the traditional pairs/men/
dance/women it’s fine by me, could get there by men’s final and stay through. But Italy is strongest in pairs and men and might change the order the way China did?

 

[Karen-W]

I signed up for the draw. At least paying for the tickets this spring and paying for hotel/airfare later spreads out the expense.

What I wish I knew is the schedule. If they do the traditional pairs/men/
dance/women it’s fine by me, could get there by men’s final and stay through. But Italy is strongest in pairs and men and might change the order the way China did?

I think I've heard they are switching the schedule with men & dance in the second week - GuiFab are probably the strongest, best medal hope in FS for Italy.

 

[peibeck]

Then there are less good reasons, like the number of corporate sponsorship tickets, revenge / competitive travel, Instagram and TikTok, etc.

I looked into tix for the Salt Lake City tix in 2002 and even by then prices were astonishing. No Instagram/Tik Tok back then. I have no clue how many tix are set aside for each event for corporate sponsors then or now. But I definitely think the Olympic mission of "Faster/Higher/Stronger" should reflect the goals of the athletes, not the ticket prices.

 

[TanithandBenFan]

I looked into tix for the Salt Lake City tix in 2002 and even by then prices were astonishing. No Instagram/Tik Tok back then. I have no clue how many tix are set aside for each event for corporate sponsors then or now. But I definitely think the Olympic mission of "Faster/Higher/Stronger" should reflect the goals of the athletes, not the ticket prices.

Cat A for 2010 in Vancouver was between 400-500 CAD IIRC. I had Cat A for the OD and Cat B for the FD, and I was still in a lower row of the upper level for Cat A.

 

[peibeck]

That's insane @TanithandBenFan (although I'm glad you got to experience it live).

 

[sk8pics]

I looked into tix for the Salt Lake City tix in 2002 and even by then prices were astonishing. No Instagram/Tik Tok back then. I have no clue how many tix are set aside for each event for corporate sponsors then or now. But I definitely think the Olympic mission of "Faster/Higher/Stronger" should reflect the goals of the athletes, not the ticket prices.

I went to the SLC Olympics. I can’t remember what I paid. I went to the opening ceremonies and the pairs short; I think tickets were several hundred dollars each? Then someone I know gave me a ticket to the pairs free skate; I ended up having to change hotels since I stayed longer than originally planned, and one of the hotels was the same one that the French judge was staying in, LOL.

 

[Debbie S]

I think I've heard they are switching the schedule with men & dance in the second week - GuiFab are probably the strongest, best medal hope in FS for Italy.

Hmmm, I'd been planning on going to men's FS and RD and FD, then traveling to some other cities, since I've never been to Italy. About 2 weeks total. I guess I could do the same thing, just arriving later...I was assuming men would be Thurs and Sat (of the first week) and Dance on Sunday and Monday, the traditional sched. I hope the sched comes out before tix go on sale.

The big trade show my company attends (and the one event I travel to) is the beginning of the week before the Olys start, do I can't really do my sightseeing before the events.

 

[SkateSand]

I went to the SLC Olympics. I can’t remember what I paid. I went to the opening ceremonies and the pairs short; I think tickets were several hundred dollars each? Then someone I know gave me a ticket to the pairs free skate; I ended up having to change hotels since I stayed longer than originally planned, and one of the hotels was the same one that the French judge was staying in, LOL.

I also attended the SLC Olympics. I do know what I paid as I calculated it all out after the event - about $10,000.00 The tickets weren't cheap and neither was lodging since all the hotels had jacked up their prices tremendously. Also, having to buy multiple packages because you couldn't just get figure skating tickets. To me, that was the most irritating part - why should I have to pay for hockey or speed skating or whatever just to see a figure skating event?

 

[kwanfan1818]

Also, having to buy multiple packages because you couldn't just get figure skating tickets. To me, that was the most irritating part - why should I have to pay for hockey or speed skating or whatever just to see a figure skating event?

Because they can. And they sell, so people will pay for them and either try to unload the tickets they don't want, go to see curling or speed skating or whatever and maybe even like it and become a fan, or they eat them.

My favorite ticket package story was when @Alilou got packages with (long track) speed skating, and her friend from the Netherlands got packages with figure skating, and they traded, win/win

In the Fall 2009, I was taking classes at UBC under the Vancouver Art Museum when they established a temporary ticket booth upstairs. One day, a fellow student, who was originally from China, came down during lunch break to say that he had skating tickets to see some famous Chinese athletes. They had released tickets to one of the Pairs events, and I was there in a flash. I also learned that the tickets in disabled seating were released, and we were able to score some for Rosaleen. We also got our figure skating open practice tickets there.

Needless to say, I stalked that booth daily and got to see more than I'd thought.

 

[Debbie S]

This may not be completely official, but I found this: https://www.roadtrips.com/winter-games/winter-games-packages/schedule/

Caveat: For reasons known only to the webmaster, the site (or at least the daily sched chart) is not optimized for mobile so you will need to view on desktop.

It looks like whoever created the chart is confused about medal/final events vs SP/RD, but I suspect they are working off a list of what days the venues are booked for each sport. If accurate, it looks like the TE is Fri/Sat/Sun of the first week (so the events would be Fri morning, since the OC is Fri night?) and the individual events are Mon/Tues, Wed/Fri, Sun/Mon, and Tues/Thurs. Since pairs/dance are usually on consecutive days and the singles events have a day in between, it looks like pairs is first (I can't imagine they would put dance first) and then perhaps women will be Wed/Fri of the first week and men will be Tues/Thurs of the second week, if the rumor of the schedule switching is true, and dance will be Sun/Mon, middle weekend.

Hopefully, the actual schedule will be released soon.

 

[sk8pics]

I also attended the SLC Olympics. I do know what I paid as I calculated it all out after the event - about $10,000.00

That is a lot of money.

Also, having to buy multiple packages because you couldn't just get figure skating tickets. To me, that was the most irritating part - why should I have to pay for hockey or speed skating or whatever just to see a figure skating event?

Yep. But I got my tickets through someone I knew, and was able to buy just the tickets I wanted. Lucky, I know.

 

[BittyBug]

IIRC from Torino, EU citizens had much broader access to tickets than U.S. citizens, for whom Co-Sport was the only option. And yes, for us Co-Sport hostages, the best (and in some cases only) way to get figure skating tickets was by purchasing a package with other events. I had tickets to some of the mountain events, but because of the timing it wasn't really feasible to watch those and make it back in time for figure skating at the Palavela. And I won't even tell you how much I spent on my hotel through Co-Sport, but I've stayed at the Four Seasons in Maui (of White Lotus fame) for less, a lot less. I know it's possible to experience the Olympics more cheaply than I did if you're willing to take risks like not having a secured place to stay in advance, but there is definitely an active extortion racket associated with the event.

 

[Debbie S]

FYI, CoSport is no longer an Oly ticket seller (multiple complaints, esp how they handled refunds for the Tokyo Games) and tickets will now be sold directly to fans through the LOC. And another company has the hospitality business.

 

[Japanfan]

I paid $500 for each event I attended at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

 

[Sylvia]

I found this (FWIW): https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/figure-skating-2026-milan-cortina-winter-olympic-games
“Figure skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will take place from Friday, Feb. 6 to Thursday, Feb. 19, ending with the women's free skate.”

 

[TanithandBenFan]

I got an email with the official ticket-lodging-hospitality packages, and it has the schedule of events:

Friday, Feb 6 - 9:55-14:55 CEST - Team Event Women SP + RD + Pairs SP
Saturday, Feb 7 - 19:45-22:55 CEST - Team Event Men SP + FD
Sunday, Feb 8 - 19:30-23:05 CEST - Team Event Women FS + Men FS + Pairs FS
Monday, Feb 9 - 19:20-22:55 CEST - RD
Tuesday, Feb 10 - 18:30-22:45 CEST - Men SP
Wednesday, Feb 11 - 19:30-23:10 CEST - FD
Friday, Feb 13 - 19:00-23:15 CEST - Men FS
Sunday, Feb 15 - 19:45-22:55 CEST - Pairs SP
Monday, Feb 16 - 20:00-23:10 CEST - Pairs FS
Tuesday, Feb 17 - 18:30-22:45 CEST - Women SP
Thursday, Feb 19 - 19:00-23:15 CEST - Women FS
Saturday, Feb 21 - 20:00-22:30 CEST - Gala

 

[PRlady]

Aggh. For those of us trying to save money (meaning skipping pairs entirely) that ain’t gonna work. I might be watching women on TV

 

[manhn]

I searched through my gmail to check how much I paid for my 2010 Vancouver skating tickets. I paid $50 for each short (I went to the LSP, OD and MSP), and $150 for each free (I went to the LLP, FD and MLP). $30 for each training/practice session. I sat in wayyyyyy in the back.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

A last minute decision to see a bit of the the Torino figure skating left me with no accomodation option. I drove from Nice to Torino in medium snow. But, I did see the women`s short from the rafters. But it`s an idea. Get a place 2-3 hours away on a train line.

 

[Hindernisse]

That’s a very interesting schedule. Starting with ice dance… 2 days in between SP and FS for men…

Re prices, historically, figure skating has been one of the most expensive sports at the Winter Olympics. I remember that during the Sochi Games, the arena was not sold out for most events, so the organizers had to fill it with volunteers. For a few events, I had Category C balcony tickets but managed, together with some fellow FSUers, to secure Category A seats in empty sections by showing morning practice tickets. I won’t count on that Milano volunteers will be as lax checking the tickets, but who knows.

 

[YukiNieve]

Each package costs more than 2,000 Euro.
Will Co-Sport no longer sell individual tickets?
Are the organizer going to sell individual tickets eventually?
(Although I know that accommodations are hard to find, too).

 

[tony]

Is this the first time in history that the (tentative) schedule has different disciplines intertwining their schedules?

I know it'll likely change a lot between now and 2026, but the two day break for the men really does seem odd regardless of other sports probably needing the arena.

 

[Sylvia]

For @YukiNieve:

FYI, CoSport is no longer an Oly ticket seller (multiple complaints, esp how they handled refunds for the Tokyo Games) and tickets will now be sold directly to fans through the LOC. And another company has the hospitality business.

Oct. 31: https://olympics.com/en/news/register-ticket-draw-for-milano-cortina-2026
ETA excerpts:

Fans across the world can now register for the first ticketing draw for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
Simply register on the official ticketing platform, tickets.milanocortina2026.org by January 2025 for the opportunity to enter a ticket draw to see your favourite winter athletes live and in person against the stunning backdrop of the Italian Alps and territories of Milano Cortina 2026.
For the Olympic Winter Games, ticket sales for the general public will start in February 2025, and in March 2025 for the Paralympic Winter Games.
Plus, fans who register before May 2025 will have the chance to take advantage of special Early Bird pricing for select sessions at the Games.

Fans who register before January 2025 will enter a draw that will allocate time slots for purchasing Olympic tickets in the first phase of the ticket sale - with no obligation to purchase.

 

[Karen-W]

Be careful about buying tickets to the sliding events until at least March!

Lake Placid moves to targeted dialogue as 2026 Olympic sliding Plan B

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid is the intended Plan B host site for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games sliding sports if the century-old Italian sliding track in Cortina d’Ampezzo is not completed by March 2025, according to state Olympic Regional Development Authority Communications Director Darcy Rowe...

www.lakeplacidnews.com

 

[Colleen]

I don’t remember the price of tickets for the Vancouver Olympics…I do remember a lottery draw for the chance to buy them. I was drawn for the men’s short program and bought 2 tickets. We had great seats, just above the flower retrieval kids. My friend was drawn for the ladies free skate. We sat in the nosebleed section but we didn’t care. We were blubbering watching joannie rochette. She stayed on the ice for a long time after the medals so got to make our way closer to yell our congratulations to her. We were offered $ for those tickets but there was no way we weren’t going to be there.great memories that were worth the price of admission!

 

[Icetalavista]

just a comment - I went to the Salt Lake olympics. Scalping is legal in Salt Lake and I was able to obtain a mens short program ticket for $25! I paid full price for the other events, and had to get them thru a bundle with other sports (which ended up being a lot of fun). Of course planning to go to a scalper isn't a good plan, and it might not be legal in Milano/Cortina. Olympic tix are way overpriced. Consider a world championships when it comes to your continent/country.

 

[Sylvia]

Olympic tix are way overpriced. Consider a world championships when it comes to your continent/country.

But the Olympics really and truly can be a special experience IF you can afford it!

Any FSUers apply to be a volunteer?

ETA - just created this thread for those who are thinking that Prague 2026 Worlds will be more affordable option:

2026 Worlds in Prague - info & planning thread

Prague Daily News article (Nov. 19, 2024), published one day after the initial press conference: https://www.praguedaily.news/2024/11/19/isu-world-figure-skating-championships-return-to-the-czech-republic-after-33-years/ This prestigious competition will return to the Czech Republic after 33...

www.fsuniverse.net

 

[TanithandBenFan]

With the reasonably priced Milan AirBnB that I found and using credit card points for my flight, six days at the Olympics might end up being a cheaper event for me than Montreal Worlds were.