Milan’s Most Glamorous Olympic Parties

Earlier than the Olympic Video games started there was a toast for Group USA.  It occurred final Thursday on the Ralph Lauren Palazzo, a 12,000-square-foot palace in central Milan constructed within the classical model with an Italian backyard and courtyard.

Usher, the music artist, arrived fashionably late as a result of the roads have been closed for the Olympic torch relay via the town. He wore the identical cream-colored wool-twill coat designed by Ralph Lauren that the American athletes would don the next day.

Adam Rippon, the bronze medalist determine skater who now serves as an NBC commentator, giggled as he gushed concerning the present crop of American skaters. “They FaceTime me to point out me their new strikes,” he mentioned. “It’s actually cute.”

Shaun White, the retired Olympic snowboarder, posed for selfies in a pinstripe go well with, whereas Olympic velocity skater Jordan Stolz sat on a beige sofa surrounded by portraits of horses. Marisa Tomei and different friends mingled over themed cocktails just like the Cortina Cooler (grapefruit, lemon, vanilla, contemporary muddled mint, topped with membership soda).

The pre-opening occasion—hosted by Ralph Lauren, NBC, and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee—was first held through the 2024 Summer season Olympics in Paris, the place First Girl Jill Biden and the Jonas brothers have been the friends of honor. It returned for Milan, one other European model capital that is aware of the best way to have fun with fanfare, particularly at modern motels.

Moncler, which designed the opening-ceremony appears for Group Brazil, opened its “ Past Efficiency” exhibit final Sunday within the Sixteenth-century courtyard of the Portrait Milano hotel. Guests, who booked timed entry slot, walked alongside an illuminated path via a forest, earlier than arriving at a large silver construction. Inside have been 4 immersive installations: one recreated a blizzard to showcase the model’s technical prowess; one other unfolded as a futuristic corridor of mirrors.

On the Armani Hotel, a large tv display broadcasting the competitors was arrange within the Bamboo Bar. Fashions and well-heeled patrons lounged on white sofas and ordered Olympic-themed drinks just like the Snow Bloom (with vanilla liquor infused with espresso).

On the Carlton, a brand new Rocco Forte resort the place the Qatar delegation stayed through the opening ceremony, a show of classic picket skis stood on the entrance of the flower store, the place resort friends can collect bouquets to carry to their room.

Uber, the Video games’ rideshare sponsor, was holding court docket at Casa Brera, a Luxurious Assortment Lodge, the place they hosted a rooftop champagne reception with sweeping views of the Duomo and a breakfast with Shelley Rudman, a  former Olympian who gained silver in skeleton.

In the meantime Aethos Milan, a resort and members’ membership within the metropolis’s Navigli district, remodeled its widespread areas into the Starbucks Winter Home, a personal lounge for U.S. athletes and their entourages.

Over the weekend, Ralph Lauren hosted one other occasion honoring Group USA— this time a champagne brunch with Usher, Maggie Rogers, Benito Skinner, Devon Lee Carlson, and Sydney Lynn Carlson. The Polo Bear, the long-lasting Ralph Lauren mascot, greeted friends as they arrived, wearing a vibrant blue sweater patterned with skiers. The consensus: it was far cuter than Tina and Milo, the official weasel mascots of the 2026 Winter Olympics.