2026 Winter Olympics

XXV Olympic Winter Games
Host city	Milan, Lombardy and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy
Motto	Dream Together; (Italian: Sogniamo Insieme); [citation needed]
Opening	6 February
Closing	22 February
Stadium	San Siro (opening); Verona Arena (closing);
	Winter ← Beijing 2022 2030 → Summer ← Paris 2024 Los Angeles 2028 → 2026 Winter Paralympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXV Olympic Winter Games (Italian: XXV Giochi olimpici invernali), and commonly known as Milano Cortina 2026, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 6 to 22 February 2026 in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo beat another joint bid from Swedish cities Stockholm–Åre by 47–34 votes to be elected host cities at the 134th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 24 June 2019.^[1]^[2]^[3]

This will be the fourth Olympic Games hosted in Italy; Cortina d'Ampezzo previously hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics, and the first hosted in Milan. It will be the first Olympic Games featuring two host cities in an official form.^{[note 1]} It will mark the 20th anniversary of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the most recent Winter Olympics in Italy and the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, the first Olympics in Italy.

Bidding[]

Host city selection[]

Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were elected as the host cities on 24 June 2019 at the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland. The three Italian IOC members, Franco Carraro, Ivo Ferriani and Giovanni Malagò, and two Swedish IOC members, Gunilla Lindberg and Stefan Holm, were ineligible to vote in this host city election under the rules of the Olympic Charter.

2026 Winter Olympics bidding results^[4]
City	Nation	Votes
Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	47
Stockholm–Åre	Sweden	34
One abstention^[4]

Criteria[]

A firm criterion for the Winter Olympics is the availability of adequate alpine skiing venues, which narrows down potential locations significantly. The men's downhill requires a minimum vertical drop of 800 metres (2,625 feet), with a course length of around 3 kilometres (1.9 miles).^[5] Bormio and Cortina are notable regular stops on the World Cup circuit for men's and women's downhills, respectively.

For the 2026 Winter Olympics, the IOC allowed a longer distance between events so that alpine skiing can be held in a mountain area, and indoor sports such as ice hockey and figure skating can be held in a large city more than 160 km (100 mi) away, where such arenas are already available or have greater usage after the games.

A certain spectator capacity is required, most often 10,000, but varies according to the particular sport. Furthermore, certain VIP areas are required at every venue.

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman stated in 2017 that NHL players were unlikely to be included if the Winter Games was held outside of North America.^[6] However, on 6 July 2020, the league and its players' union announced a tentative agreement to extend their Collective Bargaining Agreement,^[7] which included provisions for participating in the 2022 and 2026 Olympics.^[8]

Venues[]

Milan

Assago

Bormio

Livigno

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Locations of the venues in Northern Italy The host cities are circled in blue.

Milan Cluster[]

San Siro Stadium – opening ceremony
PalaItalia Santa Giulia – main ice hockey venue (planned despite the games)
PalaLido – second ice hockey venue
Piazza del Duomo - Medal Plaza

Assago stand-alone venue[]

Mediolanum Forum – figure skating, short track

Valtellina Cluster[]

, Bormio – alpine skiing
3000, Livigno – snowboarding, freestyle skiing

Cortina d'Ampezzo Cluster[]

, Cortina d'Ampezzo – alpine skiing (technical resort is in construction for FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021)
Pista Eugenio Monti, Cortina – bobsleigh, luge and skeleton (modernisation and lighting works)
Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio, Cortina – curling
South Tyrol Arena, Antholz – biathlon

Val di Fiemme Cluster[]

Stadio del salto "Giuseppe Dal Ben", Predazzo – ski jumping, Nordic combined (wind net required)
Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium, Tesero – cross-country skiing, Nordic combined
Ice Rink Piné, Baselga di Piné – speed skating (venue to be rebuilt)

Verona[]

Verona Arena – closing ceremony

Transport[]

Budget[]

Sports[]

Biathlon
- Biathlon (11) ()
Bobsleigh
- Bobsleigh (4) ()
- Skeleton (2) ()
Curling
- Curling (3) ()
Ice hockey
- Ice hockey (2) ()
Luge
- Luge (4) ()
Skating
- Figure skating (5) ()
- Short track speed skating (9) ()
- Speed skating (14) ()
Skiing
- Alpine skiing (11) ()
- Cross-country skiing (12) ()
- Freestyle skiing (13) ()
- Nordic combined (3) ()
- Ski jumping (5) ()
- Snowboarding (11) ()
Ski mountaineering
- Ski mountaineering (5) ()

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each separate discipline.

On June 18, 2021, the International Olympic Committee issued a proposal for a new winter sport, ski mountaineering, for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The proposal was approved during the IOC's session in Tokyo on July 20.^[9]

Participating National Olympic Committees[]

Marketing[]

The official emblem for the games 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".^[10] They were both designed by Landor Associates.^[11] It is reportedly the first time that the emblem of an Olympic Games was decided by the public.

The vote closed on 25 March 2021, with the winning emblem, the "Futura" emblem, announced on 30 March 2021.^[12]^[13]

Broadcasting rights[]

Notes[]

^
Some events in previous Olympic Games were held in cities outside of the official hosts, usually for logistical reasons. These events were:
- football events held in multiple cities outside of the main host city.
- sailing events held in land-locked host cities, which are typically held in nearby coastal areas, of particular note are:
  - sailing events at the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics, which were held in Ostend, Belgium and in Amsterdam, Netherlands;
  - sailing events at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, which were held in Kiel, Nazi Germany;
  - sailing events at the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics, which were held in Acapulco, Mexico;
  - sailing events at the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, which were held also in Kiel in then-West Germany;
  - sailing events at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, which were held on Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the only time sailing has been held in freshwater;
  - sailing events at the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics, which were held in Tallinn in modern-day Estonia;
  - sailing events at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, which were held on Wassaw Sound near Savannah, Georgia, United States;
  - sailing events at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Qingdao, China.
  - sailing events at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Marseille, France.
- equestrian events for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics, which were held in Stockholm due to strict horse quarantine requirements in Australia.
- equestrian events for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Hong Kong due to its well-established equestrian facilities.
- surfing events for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia due to its tropical environment.
- Several winter sports have held in large cities, which are typically held in resort mountainous towns, of particular note are:
  - several events for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, which were held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada;
  - several events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, China.

References[]

^ "Lausanne To Host Vote For Winning 2026 Winter Olympic Bid Instead of Milan After Italy Enters Race". GamesBids. 20 September 2018.
^ "IOC To Move Up 2026 Olympic Bid Vote Three Months, Now June 2019". GamesBids. 9 October 2018.
^ "Winter Olympics: Italy's Milan-Cortina bid chosen as host for the 2026 Games". BBC. 24 June 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Milan-Cortina awarded the Olympic Winter Games 2026". IOC. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ "It's looking downhill for Quebec's Olympic bid". National Post (Canada). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ "Gary Bettman says it's 'hard to envision' the NHL ever returning to the Olympics". CBS Sports. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ Gulitti, Tom. "NHL, NHLPA agree to four-year CBA extension, protocols for Phases 3, 4". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Seravalli, Frank. "NHL, NHLPA on verge of labour peace; plan to resume games Aug. 1". tsn.ca. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Sharma, Hritika. "Ski mountaineering added to 2026 Winter Olympic program". Infobae. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Launch Online Vote to Decide Emblem". International Olympic Committee. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "Dal festival di Sanremo Pellegrini e Tomba lanciano 'Dado' o 'Futura', loghi di Milano-Cortina 2026". la Repubblica (in Italian). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ Primavera, Erika (7 March 2021). "Olimpiadi 2026, 'Dado' o 'Futura': ecco il loghi per Milano Cortina" (in Italian). Rome. DIRE. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "Milano Cortina 2026, i nuovi simboli. E' 'Futura' il logo scelto, bianco per le olimpiadi, colorato per le paralimpiadi - Sport". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "IOC reaches agreement for broadcast rights in Brazil with Grupo Globo through to 2032". International Olympic Committee. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ "IOC awards 2026-2032 broadcast rights in China". International Olympic Committee. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "IOC awards broadcast rights to the Japan Consortium through to 2032". IOC. Olympic.org. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "IOC awards 2026-2032 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Korea to JTBC". International Olympic Committee. Olympic.org. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "IOC awards Olympic Games broadcast rights to NBCUniversal through to 2032". International Olympic Committee. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

External links[]

"Milano-Cortina 2026". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
Milano–Cortina 2026

Preceded by Beijing	Winter Olympics Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo XXV Olympic Winter Games (2026)	Succeeded by TBD

[4] Some events in previous Olympic Games were held in cities outside of the official hosts, usually for logistical reasons. These events were:
football events held in multiple cities outside of the main host city.

sailing events held in land-locked host cities, which are typically held in nearby coastal areas, of particular note are:
sailing events at the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics, which were held in Ostend, Belgium and in Amsterdam, Netherlands;

sailing events at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, which were held in Kiel, Nazi Germany;

sailing events at the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics, which were held in Acapulco, Mexico;

sailing events at the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, which were held also in Kiel in then-West Germany;

sailing events at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, which were held on Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the only time sailing has been held in freshwater;

sailing events at the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics, which were held in Tallinn in modern-day Estonia;

sailing events at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, which were held on Wassaw Sound near Savannah, Georgia, United States;

sailing events at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Qingdao, China.

sailing events at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Marseille, France.

equestrian events for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics, which were held in Stockholm due to strict horse quarantine requirements in Australia.

equestrian events for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Hong Kong due to its well-established equestrian facilities.

surfing events for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia due to its tropical environment.

Several winter sports have held in large cities, which are typically held in resort mountainous towns, of particular note are:
several events for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, which were held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada;

several events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, China.

[2] tball events held in multiple cities outside of the main host city.

[3] sailing events held in land-locked host cities, which are typically held in nearby coastal areas, of particular note are:
sailing events at the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics, which were held in Ostend, Belgium and in Amsterdam, Netherlands;

sailing events at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, which were held in Kiel, Nazi Germany;

sailing events at the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics, which were held in Acapulco, Mexico;

sailing events at the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, which were held also in Kiel in then-West Germany;

sailing events at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, which were held on Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the only time sailing has been held in freshwater;

sailing events at the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics, which were held in Tallinn in modern-day Estonia;

sailing events at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, which were held on Wassaw Sound near Savannah, Georgia, United States;

sailing events at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Qingdao, China.

sailing events at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Marseille, France.

[4] sailing events at the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics, which were held in Ostend, Belgium and in Amsterdam, Netherlands;

[5] sailing events at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, which were held in Kiel, Nazi Germany;

[6] sailing events at the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics, which were held in Acapulco, Mexico;

[7] sailing events at the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, which were held also in Kiel in then-West Germany;

[8] sailing events at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, which were held on Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the only time sailing has been held in freshwater;

[9] sailing events at the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics, which were held in Tallinn in modern-day Estonia;

[10] sailing events at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, which were held on Wassaw Sound near Savannah, Georgia, United States;

[11] sailing events at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Qingdao, China.

[12] sailing events at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Marseille, France.

[13] questrian events for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics, which were held in Stockholm due to strict horse quarantine requirements in Australia.

[14] questrian events for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Hong Kong due to its well-established equestrian facilities.

[15] surfing events for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia due to its tropical environment.

[16] Several winter sports have held in large cities, which are typically held in resort mountainous towns, of particular note are:
several events for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, which were held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada;

several events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, China.

[17] several events for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, which were held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada;

[18] several events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, China.

[1] "Lausanne To Host Vote For Winning 2026 Winter Olympic Bid Instead of Milan After Italy Enters Race". GamesBids. 20 September 2018.

[2] "IOC To Move Up 2026 Olympic Bid Vote Three Months, Now June 2019". GamesBids. 9 October 2018.

[3] "Winter Olympics: Italy's Milan-Cortina bid chosen as host for the 2026 Games". BBC. 24 June 2019.

[IOC-Result-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Milan-Cortina awarded the Olympic Winter Games 2026". IOC. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[6] "It's looking downhill for Quebec's Olympic bid". National Post (Canada). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[7] "Gary Bettman says it's 'hard to envision' the NHL ever returning to the Olympics". CBS Sports. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[8] Gulitti, Tom. "NHL, NHLPA agree to four-year CBA extension, protocols for Phases 3, 4". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[9] Seravalli, Frank. "NHL, NHLPA on verge of labour peace; plan to resume games Aug. 1". tsn.ca. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[10] Sharma, Hritika. "Ski mountaineering added to 2026 Winter Olympic program". Infobae. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[onlinevote-11] "Milano Cortina 2026 Launch Online Vote to Decide Emblem". International Olympic Committee. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[12] "Dal festival di Sanremo Pellegrini e Tomba lanciano 'Dado' o 'Futura', loghi di Milano-Cortina 2026". la Repubblica (in Italian). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[13] Primavera, Erika (7 March 2021). "Olimpiadi 2026, 'Dado' o 'Futura': ecco il loghi per Milano Cortina" (in Italian). Rome. DIRE. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[emblem-14] "Milano Cortina 2026, i nuovi simboli. E' 'Futura' il logo scelto, bianco per le olimpiadi, colorato per le paralimpiadi - Sport". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[15] "IOC reaches agreement for broadcast rights in Brazil with Grupo Globo through to 2032". International Olympic Committee. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

[16] "IOC awards 2026-2032 broadcast rights in China". International Olympic Committee. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[17] "IOC awards broadcast rights to the Japan Consortium through to 2032". IOC. Olympic.org. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

[Korea-18] Jump up to: ^a ^b "IOC awards 2026-2032 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Korea to JTBC". International Olympic Committee. Olympic.org. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[19] "IOC awards Olympic Games broadcast rights to NBCUniversal through to 2032". International Olympic Committee. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

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