Bids for the 2026 Winter Olympics

Bids for the
2026 (2026) Winter Olympics and Paralympics

Overview
XXV Olympic Winter Games XIV Paralympic Winter Games
Winner: Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo Runner-up: Stockholm–Åre
Details
Committee	IOC
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Bid	29 September 2017
Shortlist	October 2018
Decision	24 June 2019
Decision
Winner	Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo (47 votes)
Runner-up	Stockholm–Åre (34 votes)

A total of seven bids were initially submitted for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Four of the bids were subsequently withdrawn after entering the candidature stage, leaving Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and Stockholm–Åre, Sweden as the only two remaining candidate bids. Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo was elected as the host city at the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 24 June 2019.