It became known about the inclusion of the Russian language in the number of eight workers at the 2026 Olympics

Russian will be one of the eight working languages at the upcoming Olympic Games in Italy. This was reported on February 3 by TASS with reference to relevant documents.

In addition to Russian, the list of working languages also includes Italian, French, German, English, Japanese, Korean, as well as Chinese, in particular, the Mandarin dialect.

It is specified that media outlets that have received accreditation will be able to receive simultaneous translation of events through a special application in any of these languages.

The documents also say that simultaneous interpretation in Russian, German, French, Japanese, Chinese and Korean will be provided for press conferences in the main halls. The Olympic Games will be held from 6 to 22 February in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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On January 24, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Russian athletes would not participate in the opening ceremony of the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy on February 6, as they have a neutral status.

Prior to that, on January 28, it became known that 13 Russian athletes who will compete in neutral status will participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The team consists of figure skaters Adelia Petrosyan and Peter Gumennik, short-track skaters Alyona Krylova and Ivan Posashkov, skiers Daria Nepryaeva and Savely Korostelev, speed skaters Ksenia Korzhova and Anastasia Semenova, ski mountaineer Nikita Filippov, luge skiers Daria Olesik and Pavel Repilov, skiers Semyon Efimov and Yulia Pleshkova.

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