VIDEO SHOWS: DAILY IOC PRESS CONFERENCE WITH COMMENTS FROM MILANO CORTINA HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ELISABETTA SALVADORI, RECENT FOOTAGE OF FOOD AND THE ATHLETES HAVING FOOD AT THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE, STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF IOC SPOKESPERSON, MARK ADAMS, MILANO CORTINA HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ELISABETTA SALVADORI, AND MILANO CORTINA COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR, LUCA CASASSA, ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ELISABETTA SALVADORI, SAYING: "Italian style has obviously characterised at least the carbohydrate offering, which, as you know, is a fundamental component in athletes' nutrition. In this sense, pasta and pizza obviously reign supreme, much to the satisfaction of the athletes." LIVIGNO, ITALY (RECENT - FEBRUARY 4, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 3. VARIOUS OF PIZZAIOLO MAKING PIZZAS 4. WAITER BRINGING PIZZAS TO RESTAURANT TABLE MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 5. PRESS CONFERENCE GOING 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ELISABETTA SALVADORI, AND MILANO CORTINA, SAYING: "Indeed, pizzas and pasta are among the most popular dishes, but precisely because of this they are the ones that create the most crowding. That’s where you’ll find the big queues." LIVIGNO, ITALY (RECENT - FEBRUARY 4, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 7. VARIOUS OF PIZZAIOLO TAKING PIZZA OUT OF OVEN 8. PIZZA MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ELISABETTA SALVADORI, SAYING: "We thought of a way to visualise all this food service and imagined that if every meal served at the Olympics were placed on a tray, we would have a tower about 60km high, which is about 18 times the height of the Tofana di Rozes in Cortina." CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (FILE - JANUARY 24, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE) 10. DRONE FOOTAGE OF OLYMPIC RINGS AND TOFANE MOUNTAINS MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 11. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ELISABETTA SALVADORI, SAYING: "Meals in the (athletes') villages are served according to Olympic regulations, meaning that food is available 24 hours a day. There are, of course, specific times for the three main meals, which are very long, especially in the Milan village. This is actually an effort to keep the players happy, for example the hockey players, who are probably the ones who eat the most food and eat the most frequently, so we commend ourselves for this very reason." MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE) 12. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF JAPAN ICE HOCKEY PLAYER YUMEKA WAJIMA IN ACTION AGAINST SWEDEN'S THEA JOHANSSON AND HILDA SVENSSON MILAN, ITALY (RECENT - FEBRUARY 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE) 13. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF UNITED STATES WOMEN ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS CELEBRATING IN MATCH AGAINST FINLAND MILAN, ITALY (RECENT - FEBRUARY 9, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 14. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF CANADIAN WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS CELEBRATING IN MATCH AGAINST CZECH REPUBLIC MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 15. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ELISABETTA SALVADORI, AND MILANO CORTINA, SAYING: "The Milano Cortina gastronomic proposal is conceived to highlight the flavours and excellence of Italian food and wine, which, as we know, is extremely varied. This is clearly something we value greatly and are extremely proud of, so we have sought to highlight this diversity in our proposal, also promoting some local products." MILAN, ITALY (RECENT - FEBRUARY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 16. VIEW OF OLYMPIC VILLAGE PLAZA 17. MOVING SHOT THROUGH ATHLETE’S FOOD COURT 18. VARIOUS OF ATHLETES CARRYING PLATES OF FOOD MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 19. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ELISABETTA SALVADORI, SAYING: "For athletes, the concept on which we have built our work is that of (English) ”food for fuel”, i.e. ensuring that athletes receive all the energy and nutritional components they need to best support their athletic performance." MILAN, ITALY (RECENT - FEBRUARY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 20. ATHLETE’S FOOD COURT 21.MEMBER OF TEAM CANADA RECEIVING FOOD 22.ITALIAN DELEGATION WITH PLATES 23. MEMBERS OF JAPANESE TEAM EATING MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 24. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MILANO CORTINA HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ELISABETTA SALVADORI, SAYING: "The last (news) flash I wanted to give was a little bit about social media trends. While in Paris, as you know, there was the muffin here at Milano Cortina 2026, in reality we have more than one equivalent of muffins. In Milan, the lava cake, which has a kind of molten chocolate filling, has proved very popular and lends itself very well to social media. While in Livigno, tiramisu is the drawing a lot of attention. In Predazzo, pizza reigns supreme. It’s the talk of social media with pizzas being made in many different ways and different colours." 25. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 26. END OF PRESS CONFERENCE LIVIGNO, ITALY (RECENT - FEBRUARY 3, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 27. VARIOUS OF U.S. FREESTYLE SKIERS POSING AT OLYMPIC RINGS STORY: Pizza and pasta top the podium for Olympians' favourite foods, according to the head of food and beverage at Milano Cortina Winter Games, Elisabetta Salvadori. "Italian style has obviously characterised the carbohydrate offering," Salvadori told a press conference on Tuesday (February 10) while describing the menus on offer at the six athletes' villages in Milan, Predazzo, Bormio, Livigno, Anterselva, and Cortina d'Ampezzo. "As you know carbohydrates are a fundamental component in athletes' nutrition and pasta and pizza obviously reign supreme, much to the satisfaction of the athletes," said Salvadori who went on to reveal that the demand for the Italian staples has even caused long queues in the canteens. With some 2,900 athletes from 92 countries officially competing in the global showpiece event, up to 4,500 breakfasts, lunches and dinners are being prepared each day at the Milan Village, nearly 4,000 in Cortina d'Ampezzo and 2,300 in Predazzo. "If every meal served at the Olympics were placed on a tray, we would have a tower about 60km high, which is about 18 times the height of the Tofana di Rozes," Salvadori quipped, in reference to the highest peak in Cortina - the mountain venue hosting alpine skiing, bobsleigh, luge, skeleton, and curling events. As for which athletes are consuming the most calories, Salvadori said there's a clear winner. "Food is available 24 hours a day," she explained. "This is actually an effort to keep the players happy. For example the hockey players, who are probably the ones who eat the most and eat most frequently." (Production: Irene Wang, Conal Quinn) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. 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