The Winter Olympics started last weekend in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Recent Games have cost host countries $20-50 billion, including massive infrastructure investments that rarely pay off. But Italy is trying something different: utilizing existing infrastructure and converting the Olympic Village into affordable housing after the Games. With a budget of just $6.2 billion—one of the lowest in recent decades—and projected revenue of $6.3 billion from tourism, Milano-Cortina 2026 could