Food for Champions: Inside the Olympic Kitchen

At the Olympic Games, gold, silver, and bronze aren’t decided by hundredths of a second alone—what lands on the athletes’ plates is just as much a part of the performance. After widespread complaints at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris—insufficient protein, tiny portions, long waits, and some delegations even hiring their own chefs—the organizers of the 2026 Winter Games made one thing clear: The Olympic canteen will leave nothing to chance. In Milan-Cortina, it was designed from the ground up as a high-performance infrastructure.