Olympics 2026: Milano Cortina Condom Shortage

“I found them,” she said in the Feb. 6 TikTok, which features a close-up look at the 2026 Olympic packaging. “They have everything you need.”

And that, according to Fontana, whose region counts Milan as its capital, was by design.

“Yes, we provide free condoms to athletes in the Olympic village,” he said in a Feb. 8 Facebook post translated from Italian, per The Athletic, before highlighting the practice’s history. “If this seems strange to some, they’re unaware of the established Olympic practice. It began in Seoul 1988 to raise awareness among athletes and young people about sexually transmitted disease prevention—a topic that shouldn’t cause embarrassment.”

And as a host of the games—alongside the Veneto city of Cortina d’Ampezzo—they felt the responsibility to provide athletes with all they needed for a healthy stay. As he put it, “Health comes first: Concrete prevention and common sense.”

Although not all athletes are facing the same Olympic experiences—specifically the few teams who opted out of staying in the Village like Canada’s Men’s Hockey Team.