The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, said that the geopolitical ambitions of the United States are not the organization’s area of ​​responsibility.

Previously, US President Donald Trump spoke about the need to take control of Greenland for strategic purposes.

— We always keep our finger on the pulse of world events. We know what is being discussed in the world of politics, what is happening. But we are a sports organization – this is not our area of ​​responsibility for commenting. Our task is for all national Olympic committees to work together.

As for the USA: we have not had any negotiations with the White House. We have seen a formal statement from President Trump’s team. He announced who will represent him at the Games. And we are waiting for them in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Negotiations with the organizers of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles are going well. And everyone is moving in the right direction, in a positive mood,” Coventry said during a conversation with reporters.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expects about 2,900 athletes to take part in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, IOC head Kirsty Coventry said.

— We are expecting about 2,900 athletes from more than 90 national Olympic committees. “This will be the most gender-balanced Olympics,” Coventry said during a conversation with reporters.

The 2026 Olympic Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from February 6 to 22. Russian athletes will perform at the Olympics in a neutral status.

Russian skiers Savely Korostelev and Daria Nepryaeva, as well as speed skaters Ksenia Korzhova and Anastasia Semenova, received invitations from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2026 Olympics in Italy, the organization’s press service reports.

The Olympic Games will take place from 6 to 22 February in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

Earlier, invitations from the IOC were accepted by Russian figure skaters Pyotr Gumennik and Adelia Petrosyan, ski mountaineer Nikita Filippov and short track skaters Ivan Posashkov and Alena Krylova.