Milan, 1 December (LaPresse) – Jasmine Paolini will be the Ambassador of Milan Cortina 2026, accompanying the Olympic Flame from Greece to Italy. The announcement was made by the Milan Cortina Foundation. The current number eight in the WTA rankings, gold medallist in doubles at Paris 2024, will be at the centre of the events marking the passage of the flame from the birthplace of the Games to the host city of the Winter edition: on 4 December, she will be a torchbearer in Athens during the Handover Ceremony, together with Olympic cycling champion Filippo Ganna, and will then accompany the flame to Rome. Paolini will have the opportunity to carry the Olympic torch in Athens thanks to Milano Cortina 2026 and Coca-Cola, which, as Presenting Partner of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, has chosen torchbearers capable of living and communicating Olympic values through different messages: social commitment, sport, music and pop culture. Jasmine Paolini was chosen by Coca-Cola because she fully embodies the values of excellence, authenticity and determination and is a symbol of a journey built on talent, resilience and passion," reads a statement.