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EPISODE · Feb 8, 2026 · 3 MIN

Why Olympic Athletes Are Obsessed with Italian Cuisine | Intermediate #LearnItalian

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Learn Italian with this intermediate level news story!🌍 Language: Italian📚 Level: Intermediate📖 Summary: Many foreign athletes, in the first days in Italy for the Winter Games, have shown appreciation for the local food. The American skier Troy Podmilsak said he ate pizza at every meal, except breakfast. This passion for Italian food seems to have spread to many of the approximately 2,900 athletes hosted in the Olympic villages of Milan, Cortina, and Predazzo.The Austrian skier Matej Svancer also experimented with food: he ate a steak and a margherita pizza with ham, finding the combination delic...🎯 Perfect for language learners looking to improve their listening and comprehension skills!#LanguageLearning #Italian #NewsInSimpleItalian#OtherNews

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