Italy
Country in southern and western Europe
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📊 Narrative Analysis (2026-02)
Sentiment: mixed
Italy's narrative in February 2026 is dominated by its role as the host of the Winter Olympic Games, showcasing both the excitement of the event and underlying social tensions. The country celebrated early athletic success while grappling with protests and security challenges, presenting a multifaceted image on the global stage.
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- Olympics (13)
- History (2)
- Entertainment (2)
- Winter Olympics (2)
- International Events (2)
- National Security (2)
- International Relations (2)
- Health (2)
- Culture (2)
- Public Safety (2)
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Italy (30) · Winter Olympics (16) · Team USA (5) · 2026 Winter Olympics (4) · Gold Medal (3) · Athletes (3) · Alpine Skiing (3) · Lindsey Vonn (3) · Marion Oberhofer (2) · Milan-Cortina 2026 (2) · Sports History (2) · Breezy Johnson (2) · Medal Count (2) · Milan (2) · Winter Olympics 2026 (2) · Gold medal (2) · Milan-Cortina (2) · Opening Ceremony (2) · Winter Games (2) · Cortina d'Ampezzo (2)
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📰 Related News (30)
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🇺🇸 Italy wins gold in first-ever Olympic women’s doubles luge
Italy wins gold in first-ever Olympic women’s doubles luge...
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🇺🇸 Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the Winter Olympics?
As top athletes prepare to test their limits in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, why not take a minute to test your knowledge of Winter Olympics trivia?...
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🇺🇸 Voetter and Oberhofer give Italy a home-ice win in Olympic women's doubles luge
Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer hadn’t won a race this season on the World Cup circuit...
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🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson miss podium in team event as U.S. adds to its medal count
At the Winter Olympics in Italy, Americans won five medals in five different sports on Tuesday. But one of the U.S.' top athletes, Mikaela Shiffrin, a...
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🇺🇸 Away From Pomp of Olympics, Homeless Shiver on Streets of Milan
Six homeless people have died in the Italian city in recent weeks, highlighting the widening inequality as the Games unfold there....
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🇺🇸 Italy races to gold in mixed speed skating relay
Italy take gold in the mixed speed skating relay with Canada taking silver, Belgium taking bronze and defending champions China missing out the podium...
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🇺🇸 Dodds and Mouat react to second Olympic heartbreak
Team GB's Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat say their loss "hurts" after being edged out by hosts Italy in the curling mixed doubles bronze medal game - echoi...
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🇺🇸 Ben Ogden becomes 1st U.S. man in 50 years to medal in cross-country
Ben Ogden of Team USA won the silver medal in the cross-country sprint Tuesday at the Winter Olympics in Italy....
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🇺🇸 Fontana extends medal record as Italy wins Olympic short track mixed team relay
Italy’s Arianna Fontana has won her 12th Olympic medal and third gold at her sixth Winter Games...
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🇺🇸 'I'm a freak of nature' - A day filming with Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Go behind the scenes with former Sweden and AC Milan footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, to see how the film for opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics was ma...
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🇺🇸 Drones capture brilliant shots at the Winter Olympics
Drones are being used to capture unique footage of the athletes in action at the 2026 Winter Olympics....
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🇬🇧 Winter Olympics 2026: freestyle skiing, short-track skating and more – live
<ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2026/feb/04/winter-olympics-2026-latest-medal-table-milano-cortina">Medal table</...
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🇺🇸 How Italy’s Police and Army Compete to Enlist Italian Olympians
Most Italian athletes at the Winter Games subsidize their training by joining the police or the military, which vie to enlist the best talent....
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🇺🇸 See the Olympic medal count for the 2026 Winter Games
Here is a look at where the medal count stands for Team USA and other nations as the competition heats up in the 2026 Winter Olympics....
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🇬🇧 Italian reporters to protest over boss’s gaffe-filled Olympic commentary
<p>Director of state broadcaster Rai Sport welcomed viewers to wrong stadium and mistook Italian actor for Mariah Carey</p><p>Sports journalists at th...
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🇺🇸 ‘It doesn’t feel real yet’: Breezy Johnson on winning gold
Fresh off her gold medal win in Italy, skier Breezy Johnson spoke with NBC News NOW about being the first gold medalist for Team USA for the 2026 Wint...
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🇺🇸 What it was like to be on the mountain when Lindsey Vonn crashed at Winter Olympics
American downhill skier Lindsey Vonn is recovering after crashing just seconds into her race on Saturday at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. CBS New...
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🇺🇸 In Pictures: The best of the Winter Olympics - day by day
The most striking photographs from the Milan-Cortina Games....
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🇺🇸 Vonn responds to well-wisher in first social media post after crash
Lindsey Vonn thanked a journalist who wished her well on social media a day after suffering a broken leg in a devastating crash at the Winter Olympics...
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🇺🇸 Italy beats Japan to reach Olympic women's hockey quarterfinals for first time
Italy secures a spot in the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's hockey tournament for the first time after beating Japan 3-2...
- 🇺🇸 Italy’s Alpine rescuers urge caution after string of avalanche deaths
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🇺🇸 At the Winter Olympics, Team USA Can’t Escape the Politics at Home
A backlash to Trump administration policies has followed U.S. athletes to Italy. One skier’s comments drew a furious response from the president himse...
- 🇺🇸 Italian PM Meloni slams ’illiberal drift’ after comedian quits TV show
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🇺🇸 Italy punish lacklustre Scotland in Rome rain
Scotland open their Six Nations campaign in miserable fashion, going down 18-15 to Italy in rain-soaked Rome....
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🇺🇸 Italy grind out win over Scotland to pile pressure on Townsend
Scotland face a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome....
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🇺🇸 Milan Cortina Olympics: Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida wins Italy a gold medal
Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida has won host Italy’s first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games by taking the women’s 3,000 meters in ...
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🇺🇸 2/7: Saturday Morning
The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are officially underway after Friday's opening ceremony. Plus, the latest on the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's...
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🇺🇸 Italy says railways hit by 'serious sabotage' as Winter Olympics begin
Police say they are investigating three incidents targeting rail infrastructure that caused travel delays....
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🇺🇸 Italians collect medals on a feel-good first day for the hosts at the Milan Cortina Olympics
Francesca Lollobrigida led a tricolor day for Italy at the Milan Cortina Olympics...
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🇺🇸 Italian police fire tear gas as protesters clash near Winter Olympics hockey venue
Italian police have used tear gas and a water cannon on protesters near a Winter Olympics venue...
🔗 Entity Intersection Graph
People and organizations frequently mentioned alongside Italy:
- 👤 Winter Olympic Games (16 shared articles)
- 🌐 United States national team (5 shared articles)
- 🌐 Gold medal (3 shared articles)
- 🌐 Speed skating (3 shared articles)
- 🌐 Alpine skiing (3 shared articles)
- 👤 Olympic Games (2 shared articles)
- 🌐 Athlete (2 shared articles)
- 🌐 Opening ceremony (2 shared articles)
- 👤 Marion Oberhofer (2 shared articles)
- 👤 Francesca Lollobrigida (2 shared articles)
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Entities directly linked to Italy:
- 👤 José Mourinho — Portuguese football manager (born 1963)