2026 Winter Olympics

The **2026 Winter Olympics**, officially known as the **Games of the XXV Olympiad**, was an international athletic event held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy from 6 to 22 February 2026. 

## Candidate cities 
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The cities with an official candidature were:

*  Calgary
*  Erzurum
*  Graz
*  Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo
*  Sapporo
*  Sion
*  Stockholm-Åre

On 24 June 2019 in Lausanne the International Olympic Committee presented the Italian and the Swedish candidations and, at 18:03, IOC's president Thomas Bach announced the victory of Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo for 47 votes versus 34. 
## Stages of Olympic torch
### Greece 
* November 26 Kalavryta
* November 27 Karpenisi
* November 28 Metsovo
* November 29 Kastoria
* November 30 Naousa
* December 1 Thessaloniki
* December 2 Lamia
* December 3 Acropolis of Athens
* December 4 Athens

### Italy 
#### Lazio 
* December 6 Rome
* December 7 Viterbo

#### Umbria 
* December 8 Terni
* December 9 Perugia

#### Tuscany 
* December 10 Siena
* December 11 Florence
* December 12 Livorno

#### Sardinia 
* December 13 Nuoro
* December 14 Cagliari

#### Sicily 
* December 15 Palermo
* December 16 Agrigento
* December 17 Syracuse, Sicily
* December 18 Catania

#### Calabria 
* December 19 Reggio Calabria
* December 20 Catanzaro

#### Campania 
* December 21 Salerno
* December 22 Pompei
* December 23 Naples

#### Lazio 
* December 26 Latina, Lazio

#### Campania 
* December 27 Benevento

#### Basilicata 
* December 28 Potenza

#### Apulia 
* December 29 Taranto
* December 30 Lecce
* December 31 Bari

#### Molise 
* January 1 Campobasso

#### Abruzzo 
* January 2 Pescara
* January 3 L'Aquila

#### Marche 
* January 4 Ancona

#### Emilia-Romagna 
* January 5 Rimini
* January 6 Bologna
* January 7 Ferrara
* January 8 Parma

#### Liguria 
* January 9 Genoa

#### Piedmont 
* January 10 Cuneo
* January 11 Turin

#### Aosta Valley 
* January 12 Aosta

#### Piedmont 
* January 13 Novara

#### Lombardy 
* January 14 Varese
* January 15 Pavia

#### Emilia-Romagna 
* January 16 Piacenza

#### Lombardy 
* January 17 Brescia

#### Veneto 
* January 18 Verona

#### Lombardy 
* January 19 Mantua

#### Veneto 
* January 20 Vicenza
* January 21 Padua
* January 22 Venice

#### Friuli-Venezia Giulia 
* January 23 Trieste
* January 24 Udine

#### Veneto 
* January 25 Belluno
* January 26 Cortina d'Ampezzo

#### Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol 
* January 27 Bolzano
* January 28 Cavalese
* January 29 Trento

#### Lombardy 
* January 30 Livigno
* January 31 Sondrio
* February 1 Lecco
* February 2 Bergamo
* February 3 Como
* February 4 Monza
* February 5 Milan

### Route 
## Venues 
### For sports 
### For ceremonies 
### Olympic villages 
* **Milan** Olympic Village
* '''Cortina d'Ampezzo** Olympic Village
* **Predazzo** Olympic Village
* **Bormio** Olympic Village
* **Livigno''' Olympic Village

## Marketing 
### Emblem 
The logo of Olympic Games, for the first time, was chosen by the public. On 6 March 2021, during the Sanremo Music Festival, was presented two candidates, "Dado" and "Futura". "Futura" won after the public vote: the emblem consists of a stylized "26", written in a single stroke, imitating ski marks on the snow. Representing "sport, solidarity, and sustainability". 

### Slogan 
Official slogan of the Games was announced on 23 February 2025. This is "IT's Your Vibe": "IT" is also the abbreviation for Italy. Another variants of the slogan highlight the venues (like "Bormio - IT's Your Vibe"), the sports (like "Curling - IT's Your Vibe") and the sportsmen (like "IT's Talent - IT's Your Vibe").

### Mascot 
On 7 February 2024, during the Sanremo Music Festival, were presented Tina and Milo, the two mascots of the event. Tina and Milo were designed by students of Taverna, Calabria, with 53% of votes. Its name is the abbreviation of the host cities: *MIL*an*O* and Cor*TINA*. Tina and Milo are two stoats, symbol of innocence and purity. Tina, Olympic mascot, has white coat and moved from the mountains of Italy to the city to discover and explore new things; is passionate about art, music and nature. Milo, Paralympic mascot, has brown coat and is more creative and determined like the sister. It was born without a leg, but used this tail for walking. The different colour of coat represent duality and diversity and, for Organising Commitee, are the "first openly Gen Z mascots". The stoats are accompainied by the Flo, anthropomorfic snowdrops designed by students of Segrate, Lombardy. Flo are symbol of hope and resilience. 

### Song 
During the Sanremo Music Festival, on 5 February 2022, were presented the two final candidates, and a month later was announced the song, "''Fino all'alba*", singing by the Italian singer Arisa.

### Sponsorship 
## Participating National Olympic Committees 
### Number of athletes by National Olympic Committee 
## The Games 
### Ceremonies 
#### Opening ceremony 
The opening ceremony will be held at San Siro, Milan, Lombardy, on 6 February 2026. Event is entitled "*Armonia*". 

#### Closing ceremony 
The closing ceremony will be held at Verona Arena, Verona, Veneto, on 22 February 2026. Event is entitled "Beauty in Action". 

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#### Calendar 
## Medal table 
## Broadcasting
 RTSH

 RTBF, VRT

 Grupo Globo

 BNT

 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

 Chilevisión

 Caracol Televisión, Canal RCN

 ERR

 Yle

 France Télévisions

 ARD, ZDF

 RÚV

 Raidió Teilifís Éireann

 RAI

 Japan Consortium

 LTV

 NOS

 NRK

 TVP Info

 BBC

 RTV SLO

 RTVE 

 Sveriges Television 

## Controversies 
On 21 May 2024 the *Guardia di Finanza*, Italian law enforcement agency, raided the offices of *Fondazione Milano-Cortina 2026'': association Deloitte was accused of corruption, irregular payments and irregularity of sponsors. Some venues were criticized, too.

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