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The world’s best athletes gather in Italy to compete 2026 Winter Olympicsvillages are doing their best to make sure they have all the fuel and food they need to get the gold.
In total, Olympians competing at the 2026 Winter Games are spread across six villages, with the main centers in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo hosting around 1,500 and 1,400 people respectively.
Milan Village Olympic catering supervisor will prepare up to 4,500 breakfasts, lunches and dinners daily Elizabeth Salvadori Tell Reuters In a report published on Tuesday, February 3. Up to 4,000 meals a day will be provided in Cortina’s villages.
Salvadori said athletes in the Olympic Village have a variety of options but typically opt for plain pasta, basic sauces and protein.
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“Of course, they have other gourmet options like lasagna, gnocchi and desserts,” Salvadori said.
There are food halls in the main Olympic Village, with chefs behind each of the six stations. Other stalls offer fruit, bread and salad bars.
Food at the 2026 Olympics will have an Italian flair, with photos inside the food hall showing a variety of pastas and pizzas, as well as items such as grilled cheese smoked scamozza, plain turkey breast and salmon steak.
An athlete from the Japanese team enjoys food in the dining area of the Olympic Village ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan on February 3, 2026.
Piero Cruciatti/AFPFood is available 24 hours a day, with breakfast, lunch and dinner served on a rotating basis.
“It’s not a Michelin-starred restaurant, but I think it’s enough,” Dutch speed skater Janine de cloth Tell Reuters. “I had pasta, salad and some chicken. So everything an athlete needs is there.”
U.S. figure skating team star Ilya Malinin Say: “I love it. It’s comfortable for me.”
Jesse PerlmutterThe U.S. Snowboard Team member gushed about her early experiences dining at the resort.
“I had the best pasta here and I had ice cream last night. So it was really fun,” she said at a news conference on Tuesday.
Latvian speed skater Rennis Berzins Tell Reuters“There’s carbs, protein, lots of snacks throughout the day. It doesn’t look like food is going to be an issue at this Olympics.”
“We haven’t had any big problems so far,” Salvadori said, “just the little things you expect from the beginning. Someone asked for oatmeal in the morning. It’s already there.”
The Games in Italy are off to a much better start than the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, where the food has received negative reviews from many of the participating athletes.
‘I think there are some misconceptions about athletes’ diets,’ NFL player Ilona Maher TikTok said.
After the U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold in the Paris team competition, they were asked about food in their village.
“Well, here’s the thing,” Simone Biles Tell reporters. “I don’t think we eat French food like you do in the village because you’re outside the village. It’s a little healthier for athletes.”
biles teammates Hazley Rivera Adding, “I don’t think it was great, at least not what we had in the restaurant. I do think the French food was good, but what we had there, I don’t think it was the best. But it got the job done.”
