2028 Winter Youth Olympics

Multi-sport event

V Winter Youth Olympic Games

Location| Dolomites and Valtellina, Italy
Events| 7 sports (expected)
Opening| 15 January 2028
Closing| 29 January 2028
Stadium| Stelvio (opening ceremony)
Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal (closing ceremony)

Winter

<- Gangwon 2024

2032 ->

Summer

<- Dakar 2026

2030 ->

The 2028 Winter Youth Olympics (Italian: Giochi olimpici giovanili invernali del 2028), 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

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Further information: Bids for the 2028 Winter Youth Olympics

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]

2028 Youth Olympic Games bidding results  Party  | Nation  | Votes

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Dolomites and Valtellina |  Italy | 89
None of bid | 1
Absentation | 2
Total  | 92

## Development and preparation

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### Venues

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The venue plan is similar to that of the 2026 Winter Olympics and the 2013 Winter Universiade.[3][4]

#### Trentino

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* 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

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* Mottolino/Sitas-Tagliede/Carosello 3000 - snowboarding
* Palaghiaccio Bormio - figure skating, short track speed skating
* Stelvio \- opening ceremony, alpine skiing
* Valdidentro Biathlon Stadium - biathlon

#### Cortina

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* Eugenio Monti olympic track \- bobsleigh, luge, skeleton
* Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio \- curling

## References

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1. ^ "Dolomiti Valtellina recommended to the IOC Session as host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2028". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Dolomiti Valtellina Future Host Commission Report" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
4. ^ McGowan, Elliot. "Dolomiti Valtellina to reuse Milano Cortina venues". Inside the Games. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

## External links

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* Youth Olympic Games website

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