Overview
- Germany’s women lost their opener 1:4 to Sweden in Milan in their first Olympic ice hockey appearance since 2014.
- The opening ceremony is spread across Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Livigno and Predazzo as athletes compete at widely dispersed venues with long travel times.
- Milan’s new Santa Giulia hockey arena hosted games despite unfinished back‑of‑house work, with construction crews still on site.
- Italian authorities deployed about 6,000 security personnel in Milan and announced tougher measures allowing preventive detention.
- A bus fare hike that led to an 11‑year‑old being forced off a route prompted a prosecutor’s probe, a driver suspension, tariff reversals and an invitation for the child to take part in the opening.