Host Italy announces 196-member team for Milan Cortina Olympics, including Fontana and Brignone

ROME (AP) — Host Italy named its biggest ever Winter Olympics team with 196 athletes set to compete at the Milan Cortina Games starting next week.

There are 103 men and 93 women in the team announced Monday. That breaks the country’s record of 184 named for the 2006 Games in Turin — the previous time that Italy hosted.

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