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A series of themed events that use sport as a lens through which to interpret the present and imagine the future.

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Columns that recount winter through sports, relationships, and emotions

Beyond competition

Winter becomes a metaphor and a terrain for comparison: from demographic evolution to climate change, from international relations to the challenges of inclusion, to unexpected dialogues between seasons, territories, and emotions.
Through in-depth analysis and multidisciplinary narratives, the Thoughts intertwine sport, society, environment, and culture, offering the community or audience a space for exploration that goes beyond competition and accompanies the Olympic experience with new perspectives and new questions.
MEETINGS
Throughout the period at the Spazio Ex Niccolini, the Gimme Five program is enriched with meetings with Olympic athletes of yesterday and today.
In collaboration with the Provincial Olympic Committee and Trentino Marketing.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Spazio Ex Niccolini

Sport and demographic winter

Movement, well-being, and quality of life in a changing society
In an aging world with fewer and fewer children, sport becomes a valuable ally: a culture of movement and physical activity as a social, economic, and human antidote to demographic decline.
With Agnese Vitali (Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento) and Antonio Mussino (La Sapienza University, Rome).
Moderated by Marika Damaggio (journalist).
Followed by a conversation with the writer Erri De Luca.
De Luca
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Spazio Ex Niccolini

The winter of democracy

Sport, peace, and rights in a world at war
Sport as competition, never as conflict: in a 2026 that began with international clashes, will the Olympic spirit succeed in stimulating more effective diplomatic scenarios?
With Francesca Melandri (writer), Nicola Sbetti (University of Bologna), Alessandra Campedelli (volleyball coach, former coach of the Iranian and Pakistani women's national teams).
Moderated by Marco Odorizzi (director of the Trentina Alcide De Gasperi Foundation).
Linverno Della
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Spazio Ex Niccolini

Something is wrong this winter.

Climate change and the future of the mountains, between sport and tourism
Snowfall at historic lows, but economic needs that cannot ignore the usual winter activities: for sport and tourism, it is time to come to terms with a changing climate.
With Elisa Palazzi (climatologist and associate professor - Department of Physics, University of Turin), Lorenzo Delladio (President of Confindustria), Umberto Martini (full professor - Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento), Dino Zardi (Scientific Coordinator of the Meteorology Festival, University of Trento)
Moderated by Sofia Farina (atmospheric physicist, environmental journalist, and science communicator)
In Questo Inverno Ce
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Spazio Ex Niccolini

Virtual winters

When the landscape becomes an adventure
A meeting to discover how the world of video games can transform real landscapes and local stories into interactive, engaging, and educational experiences.
With Giovanni Frigo from Strelka Games (Over the Hill), Roberto Benetta from BR Digital (Myth Trails “South Tyrol's Legend”), Michele Zucchini from Simtech (Mont Blanc Adventure).
Moderated by Davide Mancini, Developer Relations Manager at IIDEA and Creative Director of the Italian Video Game Awards.
In collaboration with IIDEA, the trade association for the video game industry in Italy.
Inverni Virtuali
SATURDAY, MARCH 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Spazio Ex Niccolini

The many winters of Monte Bondone

Past, present, and future of the “Alpe di Trento”
A Sunday destination for the city's young sports enthusiasts since the 1920s, Monte Bondone boasts over a century of skiing culture, an evolving present, and a future yet to be written.
With Dody Nicolussi (former Italian national ski team member and Sky Sport journalist), Betty Nicolussi (FISDIR National Coach - Italian Federation of Intellectual and Relational Paralympic Sports), Martino Orler (President of Asis Trento).
Moderated by Elena Tonezzer (Trentino Historical Museum Foundation).
Inverni Bondone

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