2028 Winter Youth Olympics
Location | Dolomites and Valtellina, Italy |
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Events | 7 sports (expected) |
Opening | 15 January 2028 |
Closing | 29 January 2028 |
Winter Summer |
The 2028 Winter Youth Olympics, officially known as the V Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Dolomiti Valtellina 2028, will be the fifth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics, an international winter sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
This will be the fifth time Italy hosted an Olympic event, and the first time the country hosted the Winter Youth Games.
Bidding process
The IOC's Future Host Commission named Dolomites and Valtellina as its preferred candidates for the Games and entered into targeted dialogue with the region under the new Olympic bid process.[1]
Dolomiti Valtellina was officially awarded the Games at the 143rd IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 30 January 2025.[2]
Party | Nation | Votes |
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Dolomites and Valtellina | Italy | 89 |
None of bid | 1 | |
Absentation | 2 | |
Total | 92 |
Development and preparation
Venues
This is the same project used for the 2013 Winter Universiade and the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics,but in a smaller scale and with another venues added.[3][4]
Trentino
- Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal - closing ceremony, cross-country skiing, nordic combined
- Ice Rink Piné - ice hockey, speed skating
- "Giuseppe Dal Ben" Ski Jumping Arena - ski jumping, nordic combined
Valtellina
- Mottolino/Sitas-Tagliede/Carosello 3000 - snowboarding
- Palaghiaccio Bormio - figure skating, short track speed skating
- Stelvio - opening ceremony, alpine skiing
- Valdidentro Biathlon Stadium - biathlon
Cortina
- Eugenio Monti olympic track - bobsleigh, luge, skeleton
- Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio - curling
References
- ^ "Dolomiti Valtellina recommended to the IOC Session as host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2028". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ International Olympic Committee (January 30, 2025). "IOC elects Dolomiti Valtellina in the Italian Alps as host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2028". Olympics.com.
- ^ "Dolomiti Valtellina Future Host Commission Report" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ McGowan, Elliot. "Dolomiti Valtellina to reuse Milano Cortina venues". Inside the Games. Retrieved 13 December 2024.