Cortina preparing to host heads of state during the Winter Olympics. Mayor won't say which ones

ROME (AP) — The draw of the luxury mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo ringed by jagged peaks of the Dolomites is proving irresistible to heads of state, who are planning to visit the Alpine venue during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics , the town’s mayor told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi quipped that so much interest had grown around Cortina that the Games are shaping up to be “Cortina Milan instead of Milan Cortina.”

Lorenzi declined to name which officials planned to spend at least some of the Feb. 6-22 Games in the town that will host curling, sliding and women’s Alpine skiing.

But he said that officials were working on plans to secure their stays — including a helipad to make arrival from other venues easier. The Milan Cortina games are spread throu