Tina and Milo were winners of a public poll with more than 1,600 entries for the designs of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic mascots. The designs were all drawn by Italian students aged 6 to 14. Tina and Milo, designed by students at the Istituto Comprensivo Taverna, won with 53 percent of votes.[2] The contest was a collaboration between the Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee and the Italian Ministry of Education.[3] The mascots were named after the Italian cities of Cortina d'Ampezzo and Milan.[1][2] Their designs were unveiled on 7 February at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024.[1]
Tina and Milo are siblings. Tina, the Olympic mascot, has a white coat and moved from the mountains of Italy to the city to explore new things. Her brother Milo, the Paralympic mascot, has a brown coat and was born without a leg, but uses his tail to help him walk.[3][4] The student designers of Tina and Milo said that stoats are symbols of innocence and purity, and that the two of them having different coat colors represents duality and diversity. The Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee described the pair as the "first openly Gen Z mascots".[2] Tina and Milo are accompanied by a team of six anthropomorphic snowdrop flowers called the Flo. The Flo are based on the runner-up designs in the mascot contest, designed by the students of the Istituto Comprensivo Sabin di Segrate.[5] They symbolize hopefulness and resilience.[2]
