Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
Unreal World
Unreal World
13 venues. 4 clusters. One Italian winter.
For the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, we returned to NBC Sports to build what no camera crew could capture — an entire country in winter, rendered from scratch inside Unreal Engine.
The Games stretched across four distinct clusters in northern Italy, and we built every single one. From the urban ice rinks of Milan — San Siro, the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, the Ice Skating Arena, and Ice Park — to the Dolomite peaks of Cortina d'Ampezzo, where we modeled the Sliding Centre, the Curling Stadium, and the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Deep in the Alps, Valtellina brought us to Livigno's Snow Park, Aerials & Moguls Park, and the Stelvio Ski Centre. And in the valleys of Trentino, we built the Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium and the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium — and then added snow to all of it.
That last part was new territory. For the first time, we engineered photorealistic snow-covered mountain terrain accurate enough to trace actual race courses and ski slopes — not just beautiful backdrops, but precision-built stages for athlete storytelling. We mapped the peaks, layered the snow, and finished the mountain before the cameras ever arrived.
A huge thank you to the entire NBC Olympics team. From the ice of Milan to the summits of the Dolomites — it was a privilege to build the world you brought to life.
For the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, we returned to NBC Sports to build what no camera crew could capture — an entire country in winter, rendered from scratch inside Unreal Engine.
The Games stretched across four distinct clusters in northern Italy, and we built every single one. From the urban ice rinks of Milan — San Siro, the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, the Ice Skating Arena, and Ice Park — to the Dolomite peaks of Cortina d'Ampezzo, where we modeled the Sliding Centre, the Curling Stadium, and the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Deep in the Alps, Valtellina brought us to Livigno's Snow Park, Aerials & Moguls Park, and the Stelvio Ski Centre. And in the valleys of Trentino, we built the Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium and the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium — and then added snow to all of it.
That last part was new territory. For the first time, we engineered photorealistic snow-covered mountain terrain accurate enough to trace actual race courses and ski slopes — not just beautiful backdrops, but precision-built stages for athlete storytelling. We mapped the peaks, layered the snow, and finished the mountain before the cameras ever arrived.
A huge thank you to the entire NBC Olympics team. From the ice of Milan to the summits of the Dolomites — it was a privilege to build the world you brought to life.
Thank you!