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The awards that competitors will wear around their necks on the podium during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics feature a shape made of two semicircles connected. Being the first-ever “two-city Olympics,” the design represents the unity between the co-host cities, Milan and Cortina, in Italy.

Crafted by the Italian State Mint, the Olympic medals display the Olympic rings on one side and the event logo together with the sport’s name on the reverse. The Paralympic medals are designed with Braille elements to help visually impaired athletes recognize the events.

Raffaella Pannie, head of the organizing committee, described the design concept: “The two separate parts merging represent a strong, unified message. Our goal was to share a narrative that victory is never an isolated event but accomplished through teamwork, encouragement, and unity.” These Olympic medals are the first ever crafted from metals recycled from waste. The production process also utilized heating furnaces that run entirely on renewable energy.

The gold medal has a total weight of 506 grams, consisting of 500 grams of pure silver coated with 6 grams of genuine gold. The silver medal weighs 500 grams of pure silver, while the bronze medal is made up of 420 grams of copper. The dimensions of the medals are 80 millimeters in width and 10 millimeters in thickness.

With the recent rise in gold and silver prices, the value of the medals has also increased significantly. As reported by CNN, the gold medal for this Olympics is worth roughly $2,300 (approximately 3,370,000 Korean won), more than twice the value seen during the 2024 Paris Olympics. The silver medal is estimated to be around $1,400 (about 2,050,000 Korean won), while the bronze medal is valued at approximately $5.60 (around 8,220 Korean won). A total of 1,146 gold, silver, and bronze medals will be given out at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and the upcoming Winter Paralympics next month.