Milan and Cortina are a few hours apart like New York and Lake Placid. Some see an Olympic blueprint

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Imagine: A sprawling world-class city and a small mountain village with a rich Olympic history, separated by about five or six hours, collaborate and play host to a truly dual-host Winter Games. Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo pulled it off.

By TIM REYNOLDS