The official emblem of Milano-Cortina 2026 was decided through a global online vote that opened on 6 March 2021. The two candidate emblems were unveiled at the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 by former Italian Olympic gold medallists Federica Pellegrini and Alberto Tomba and are nicknamed "Dado" and "Futura". They were both designed by Landor Associates. It is reportedly the first time that the emblem of an Olympic Games will be decided by the public, the vote closed on 25 March 2021, the winning emblem, the "Futura" emblem, was announced on 30 March 2021.