MILAN (ITALPRESS) – “The opening ceremony will be a celebration of the great Italian spirit: a story of beauty, creativity and identity that the world envies us. On stage, extraordinary protagonists, from Mariah Carey to Matilda De Angelis, from Pierfrancesco Favino to Sabrina Impacciatore. We proudly announce the presence of Laura Pausini, a planetary symbol of our music. We are sure that, in the presence of President Mattarella, we will be able to pay tribute to our country in an unforgettable evening.” This was stated by the President of the Fondazione Milano-Cortina Giovanni Malagò, in an interview with Repubblica just over a month from the inaugural ceremony of the Games scheduled in Italy. President of the Coni until a few months ago, he failed to arrive at this date with the two offices. “I didn’t think of a fourth term, no, but up to two months since the elections, last April, I was certain of an extension. Politics has chosen differently, I didn’t feel like a great idea,” Malagò continues. And always politics had chosen differently also on the occasion of the possible candidacy of Rome for the edition of 2024 then organized in Paris. Now Milan Cortina is a review of credibility for the whole Italy system.
“These Olympics are born from that no. In supporting Tokyo 2020, I had a network of relations and consensus that would pave the way to Italy in 2024. Then you know how it went. He’s telling us no at the Olympics before he runs. But we brought the boat in the middle of the river and went back. It was an outburst to the capital of which the Coni was victim. Then we asked ourselves: how can we restore prestige and dignity to the country? This is how the dossier 2026 was born to which I worked, Diana Bianchedi, Anna Di Luca and Danilo Di Tommaso. Milan alone wouldn’t make it. Piedmont and Turin have made the choice to go on their own, the Veneto and Cortina have been quick in taking the opportunity. Here we are: Milano Cortina”. On the possible medals of Italy, Malagò answers to ask the president of the Coni Luciano Buonfiglio, adding that “we point to the double digit with a 2 front. But in winter the variables are many.”.
And on his future after the Games, Malagò adds: “I have a company to follow, I have commitments in the third sector, I have neglected affections in these years to which I want to dedicate myself. I don’t have to do anything. Go back to the field to apply Rome for 2036 or 2040? I hope the country’s representatives will want to hear my ideas on the point. For the Games of 2036 I see four or five stronger candidates. Rome 2040 would have more chance. But it is premature to talk about it now.”.
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