VIDEO SHOWS: PEOPLE EATING PIZZA AT LIVIGNO PIZZERIAS / TOURISTS SPEAKING ABOUT THE PIZZA / SLOPESTYLE AND BIG AIR SKIERS MATEJ SVANCER, TROY PODMILSAK, AND MARIN HAMILL, TALKING ABOUT PIZZA RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: LIVIGNO, ITALY (FEBRUARY 4, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. PIZZA MAKER POURING FLOUR INTO MIXER / BLACK AFTER FLOUR COVERS LENS 2. PIZZA MAKER ADDING WATER TO MIXER 3. VARIOUS OF DOUGH IN MIXER, OLIVE OIL BEING ADDED 4. VARIOUS OF PIZZA MAKER PREPARING DOUGH 5. PIZZA MAKER SPINNING DOUGH 6. PIZZA MAKER ADDING TOMATO SAUCE 7. PIZZA MAKER PUTTING PIZZA, NOW WITH CHEESE ON TOP, INTO WOOD-FIRED OVEN 8. POINT OF VIEW OF SERVER DELIVERING PIZZAS 10. VARIOUS OF WOMAN CUTTING AND EATING PIZZA 11. VARIOUS OF MAN FEEDING PIZZA TO HIS SON 12. SERVER DELIVERING PIZZA TO TEAM AUSTRIA DRIVER, STEFAN DOUBEK 13. VARIOUS OF DOUBEK EATING PIZZA 14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TEAM AUSTRIA DRIVER, STEFAN DOUBEK, SAYING: “I’m not surprised (athletes are eating pizza). I’m not sure about the nutritious plan of them, whether that fits into that or not, but I think it’s very hard to say no to pizza in Italy.” 15. VARIOUS OF PIZZA BEING TAKEN OUT OF OVEN 16. SERVER DELIVERING PIZZAS TO TABLE 17. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE EATING PIZZA 18. TOURIST ORIGINALLY FROM BULGARIA CURRENTLY LIVING IN SWITZERLAND, SNEGIAA GEORGEVA, EATING PIZZA 19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST ORIGINALLY FROM BULGARIA CURRENTLY LIVING IN SWITZERLAND, SNEGIAA GEORGEVA, SAYING: “I think that also they (athletes) enjoy a lot of pizza. Because they need good food to have a lot of power and performance. I’m sure they enjoy it.” 20. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE EATING PIZZA 21. VARIOUS OF MANAGER OF THE CERVO RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA, CONSUELO FONTANELLA, POURING GLASSES OF PROSECCO 22. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) MANAGER OF THE CERVO RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA, CONSUELO FONTANELLA, SAYING: “But all tourists, when they come to Livigno, or when they come to Italy, certainly pizza is one of the most requested dishes. Just like all Italian cuisine, we are quite famous in the world for this. Pizza remains one of the most favourite dishes for almost everyone." 23. MANAGER OF THE GARDEN RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA, ROBERTO TRABUCCHI, SPEAKING WITH CUSTOMERS 24. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANAGER OF THE GARDEN RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA, ROBERTO TRABUCCHI, SAYING: “In all of the world, you can eat pizza, but everywhere is a different experience because people do pizza in different ways; the ingredients on top are different. I think what makes our (Italy's) pizza special is the simplicity of the kind of pizza we make and the high quality of the ingredients on top of the pizza.” LIVIGNO, ITALY (FEBRUARY 3, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) 25. OLYMPIC BRANDING AT THE FAN VILLAGE 26. SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAIN PEAK 27. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRIAN FREESTYLE SKIER, MATEJ SVANCER, SAYING: “I had a pizza margarita yesterday mixed with a steak. Then I actually put some prosciutto on it. It tasted amazing. It was like a deadly combo – definitely some people looked at me with a side-eye. I put some olive oil all over it, too. Definitely a crazy combination, but it tasted so good.” 28. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. FREESTYLE SKIER, MARIN HAMILL, SAYING “The standout is definitely the pizza. Fresh pizza. I love it.” 29. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. FREESTYLE SKIER, TROY PODMILSAK, SAYING: “For sure, the pizza is the standout. I’ve actually had pizza every single day. For pretty much every single meal besides breakfast.” 30. VARIOUS OF U.S. FREESTYLE SKIERS POSING AT OLYMPIC RINGS 31. HOTELS BEHIND RINGS STORY: Freestyle ski athletes in Livigno to compete in the Winter Olympics say they cannot get enough pizza since they’ve arrived in Italy for the Games. Austrian slopestyle and big air skier Matej Svancer said he has started customising his pies, adding steak and prosciutto to a standard margarita pizza – describing it as a "deadly" yet delicious combination. Troy Podmilsak of the U.S., who will also compete in both slopestyle and big air at Livigno’s Snow Park, said he’s been eating pizza every day since his arrival, fore "pretty much every single meal besides breakfast.” Competing in the same events for the U.S. on the women’s side, Marin Hamill said it was all about the pizza in Italy. Tourists and spectators who have come to the Alpine village leading up to the Olympics said they’ve been gobbling up almost as much as the athletes. Visitors also said they weren’t too surprised the Olympians were eating pizza, even though they need to keep their bodies in peak shape ahead of competition. Stefan Doubek, a driver for Team Austria, said it was "very hard to say no" to pizza when in Italy. (Production: Joyce Zhou, Kurt Michael Hall)
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