Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 - Olympic Games Winners

25TH WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES

Start:

06 Feb 2026

End:

22 Feb 2026

Countries:

Athletes:

2871

Sports:

Events:

116

City:

Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo

MILAN, CORTINA D'AMPEZZO 2026 - Bid History

In the first round, seven bids were submitted to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Four cities subsequently withdrew their bids, and another bid was rejected.
Two remaining candidate cities - Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and Stockholm–Are, Sweden - were applied to host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
In July 2017, at the 134th IOC session in Lausanne, Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy were elected as the host cities with 47 votes to 34.
The ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo is hosting the Winter Games for the second time, following its 1956 hosting.
On the eve of the Olympic Winter Games 2026, two-time Olympic champion Kirsty COVENTRY became the new IOC president.

25th Winter Olympic Games, 2026 - Interesting Facts

For the first time in Olympic history, the 2026 Winter Games were officially hosted by two cities: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
For the first time, the Olympic ceremony and the athletes' parade took place simultaneously across four locations, each hosting a different competition. Italian President Sergio Mattarella officially opened the 25th Winter Olympic Games.
Norwegian skier Johannes Hoesflot KLAEBO won 6 gold medals in all ski events and became the most decorated athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics and the second-most decorated in the history of both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, with 11 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medals, behind only the legendary swimmer from the USA Michael PHELPS with 23 gold medals. In addition, Johannes Hoesflot KLAEBO's 6 gold medals set a new record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics, surpassing Eric HEIDEN's 5 medals in 1980.
French biathletes Julia SIMON and Quentin FILLON MAILLET each won three gold medals, cementing France's dominance in the sport.
The Swiss alpine skier Franjo VON ALLMEN won three gold medals, matching Toni SAILER's achievement in 1956 and Jean-Claude KILLY's in 1968.
Jens VAN 'T WOUT from the Netherlands won 2 gold and 1 bronze in Short Track.
Arianna FONTANA won medals at her sixth Olympics. She expanded her unique collection in Short Track to 3 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze.
Norwegian Jens Luraas OFTEBRO won three gold medals in Nordic combined.
At her fifth Olympics, American bobsledder Elana MEYERS TAYLOR finally won gold, having won 3 silver and 2 bronze medals before these games.
Brazilian alpine skier Lucas PINHEIRO-BRAATHEN became the first athlete to win not only gold but also the first medal for South America at the Winter Olympics.
Team Norway broke its own record by winning 18 gold medals.
The IOC continued its ban on Russia and Belarus from Olympic competitions due to their aggression against Ukraine. Several athletes from these countries were allowed to compete as neutrals.