List of bids for the Winter Olympics
The
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The first games were not subject to bids and awarded to
Innsbruck, Lake Placid, and St. Moritz are the only cities to have hosted two games.
By year
The following is a list of bids for the Winter Olympics, sorted by year. It consists of the year the games were held or scheduled to be held, the date the decision was made, the city and country which issued the bid, the votes at the IOC Session for each voting round, and the ultimate host of the games. The bid listed first for each games is the one selected by the IOC, whether or not it ultimately hosted the games.[2]
Year | Session | Bid(s) | Vote | Host | ||||||
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City | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | |||
1924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chamonix |
1928 | — | St. Moritz | Switzerland | — | — | — | — | — | — | St. Moritz |
Davos | Switzerland | |||||||||
Engelberg | Switzerland | |||||||||
1932 | 4 October 1929 | Lake Placid | United States | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lake Placid |
Bear Mountain | United States | |||||||||
Denver | United States | |||||||||
Duluth | United States | |||||||||
Lake Tahoe | United States | |||||||||
Minneapolis | United States | |||||||||
Montreal | Canada | |||||||||
Oslo | Norway | |||||||||
Yosemite Valley | United States | |||||||||
1936 | — | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Germany | — | — | — | — | — | — | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Montreal | Canada | |||||||||
St. Moritz | Switzerland | |||||||||
1940 |
31 August 1936 | Sapporo | Japan | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cancelled |
1944 | — | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Cortina d'Ampezzo (cancelled) |
Montreal | Canada | 12 | ||||||||
Oslo | Norway | 2 | ||||||||
1948 |
— | St. Moritz | Switzerland | — | — | — | — | — | — | St. Mortiz |
Lake Placid | United States | |||||||||
1952 |
21 June 1947 | Oslo | Norway | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | Oslo |
Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | 9 | ||||||||
Lake Placid | United States | 2 | ||||||||
1956 |
28 April 1949 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Montreal | Canada | 7 | ||||||||
Colorado Springs | United States | 2 | ||||||||
Lake Placid | United States | 1 | ||||||||
1960 |
16 June 1955 | Squaw Valley | United States | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | Squaw Valley |
Innsbruck | Austria | 24 | 30 | |||||||
Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Germany | 3 |
— | |||||||
St. Moritz | Switzerland | 3 | — | |||||||
1964 |
26 May 1959 | Innsbruck | Austria | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | Innsbruck |
Calgary | Canada | 9 | ||||||||
Lahti | Finland | 0 | ||||||||
1968 |
28 January 1964 | Grenoble | France | 15 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | Grenoble |
Calgary | Canada | 12 | 19 | 24 | ||||||
Lahti | Finland | 11 | 14 | — | ||||||
Sapporo | Japan | 6 | — | — | ||||||
Oslo | Norway | 4 | — | — | ||||||
Lake Placid | United States | 3 | — | — | ||||||
1972 | 25 April 1966 | Sapporo | Japan | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Sapporo |
Banff | Canada | 16 | ||||||||
Lahti | Finland | 7 | ||||||||
Salt Lake City | United States | 7 | ||||||||
1976 | 12 May 1970 | Denver | United States | 29 | 29 | 39 | — | — | — | Innsbruck |
Sion | Switzerland | 18 | 31 | 30 | ||||||
Tampere | Finland | 12 | 8 | — | ||||||
Vancouver | Canada | 9 | — | — | ||||||
1980 |
13 October 1974 | Lake Placid | United States | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lake Placid |
1984 | 18 May 1978 | Sarajevo | Yugoslavia | 31 | 39 | — | — | — | — | Sarajevo |
Sapporo | Japan | 33 | 36 | |||||||
Gothenburg | Sweden | 10 | — | |||||||
1988 | 30 September 1981 | Calgary | Canada | 35 | 48 | — | — | — | — | Calgary |
Falun | Sweden | 25 | 31 | |||||||
Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | 18 | — | |||||||
1992 | 16 October 1986 | Albertville | France | 19 | 26 | 29 | 42 | — | 51 | Albertville |
Sofia | Bulgaria | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | — | 25 | |||
Falun | Sweden | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 9 | |||
Lillehammer | Norway | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 40 | — | |||
Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | |||
Anchorage | United States | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||
Berchtesgaden | Germany | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1994 | 15 September 1988 | Lillehammer | Norway | 25 | 30 | 45 | — | — | — | Lillehammer |
Östersund | Sweden | 19 | 33 | 39 | ||||||
Anchorage | United States | 23 | 22 | — | ||||||
Sofia | Bulgaria | 17 | — | — | ||||||
1998 | 15 June 1991 | Nagano | Japan | 21 | — | 30 | 36 | 46 | — | Nagano |
Salt Lake City | United States | 15 | 59 | 27 | 29 | 42 | ||||
Östersund | Sweden | 18 | — | 25 | 23 | — | ||||
Jaca | Spain | 19 | — | 5 | — | — | ||||
Aosta | Italy | 15 | 29 | — | — | — | ||||
2002 | 16 June 1995 | Salt Lake City | United States | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | Salt Lake City |
Östersund | Sweden | 14 | ||||||||
Sion | Switzerland | 14 | ||||||||
Quebec City | Canada | 7 | ||||||||
Graz | Austria | — | ||||||||
Jaca | Spain | — | ||||||||
Poprad-Tatry | Slovakia | — | ||||||||
Sochi | Russia | — | ||||||||
Tarvisio | Italy | — | ||||||||
2006 | 19 June 1999 | Turin | Italy | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | Turin |
Sion | Switzerland | 36 | ||||||||
Helsinki | Finland | — | ||||||||
Klagenfurt | Austria | — | ||||||||
Poprad-Tatry | Slovakia | — | ||||||||
Zakopane | Poland | — | ||||||||
2010 | 2 July 2003 | Vancouver |
Canada | 40 | 56 | — | — | — | — | Vancouver |
Pyeongchang | South Korea | 51 | 53 | |||||||
Salzburg | Austria | 16 | — | |||||||
Andorra la Vella | Andorra | — | — | |||||||
Bern | Switzerland | — | — | |||||||
Harbin | China | — | — | |||||||
Jaca | Spain | — | — | |||||||
Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | — | |||||||
2014 | 4 July 2007 | Sochi | Russia | 34 | 51 | — | — | — | — | Sochi |
Pyeongchang | South Korea | 36 | 47 | |||||||
Salzburg | Austria | 25 | — | |||||||
Almaty | Kazakhstan | — | — | |||||||
Borjomi | Georgia | — | — | |||||||
Jaca | Spain | — | — | |||||||
Sofia | Bulgaria | — | — | |||||||
2018 | 6 July 2011 | Pyeongchang | South Korea | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | Pyeongchang |
Munich | Germany | 25 | ||||||||
Annecy | France | 7 | ||||||||
2022 | 31 July 2015 | Beijing | China | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | Beijing |
Almaty | Kazakhstan | 40 | ||||||||
Oslo | Norway | Withdrew | ||||||||
Kraków | Poland | Withdrew | ||||||||
Lviv | Ukraine | Withdrew | ||||||||
Stockholm | Sweden | Withdrew | ||||||||
2026 | 24 June 2019 | Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo | Italy | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Stockholm-Åre | Sweden | 34 | ||||||||
Erzurum | Turkey | Did not make the shortlist | ||||||||
Calgary | Canada | Withdrew | ||||||||
Graz | Austria | Withdrew | ||||||||
Sapporo | Japan | Withdrew | ||||||||
Sion | Switzerland | Withdrew | ||||||||
2030 | 24 July 2024 |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France | Preferred to host the 2030 Winter Olympics | ||||||
Stockholm - Åre | Sweden | Did not advance to targeted dialogue phase | ||||||||
Switzerland | Switzerland | Did not advance to 2030/2034 dialogue phase, but in dialogue for 2038 Winter Olympics | ||||||||
Barcelona/Zaragoza - Pyrenees | Spain | Withdrew | ||||||||
Vancouver | Canada | Withdrew | ||||||||
Chamonix, Valais and Aosta | France Switzerland Italy |
Withdrew | ||||||||
Sapporo | Japan | Withdrew | ||||||||
2034 | 24 July 2024 |
Salt Lake City | United States | Preferred to host the 2034 Winter Olympics |
By city
The following is a list of bids submitted by city. It lists the national Olympic committee, the city, and the games for which failed and successful bid were submitted. A parenthesis indicates that the city was awarded the games without a bidding process. A dagger (†) indicates that the city was awarded the games, but that they were ultimately not held in the city, either because the games were canceled or moved. An asterisk (*) indicates that the bid was not shortlisted. A double asterisk (**) indicates that the bid was withdrawn.[2]
Country | City | Failed/Withdrawn bids | Successful bids |
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Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 2010* | — |
Austria | Graz | 2002*, 2026** | — |
Innsbruck | 1960 | 1964, (1976) | |
Klagenfurt | 2006* | — | |
Salzburg | 2010, 2014 | — | |
Bulgaria | Sofia | 1992, 1994, 2014* | — |
Canada | Banff | 1972 | — |
Calgary | 1964, 1968, 2026** | 1988 | |
Montreal | 1932, 1936, 1944, 1956 | — | |
Quebec City | 2002 | — | |
Vancouver | 1976, 1980, 2030 | 2010
| |
China | Beijing | — | 2022 |
Harbin | 2010* | — | |
Finland | Helsinki | 2006* | — |
Lahti | 1964, 1968, 1972 | — | |
Tampere | 1976 | — | |
France | Albertville | — | 1992
|
Annecy | 2018 | — | |
Chamonix | 2030** | (1924) | |
Grenoble | — | 1968 | |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2030 | — | |
Georgia | Borjomi | 2014* | — |
Germany | Berchtesgaden | 1992 | — |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 1960 | 1936 | |
Munich | 2018 | — | |
Italy | Aosta | 1998, 2030** | — |
Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1944, 1952, 1988, 1992 | 1956, 2026 | |
Milan | — | 2026 | |
Turin | — | 2006 | |
Japan | Nagano | — | 1998 |
Sapporo | 1968, 1984, 2026**, 2030** | 1972 | |
Kazakhstan | Almaty | 2014*, 2022 | — |
Norway | Lillehammer | 1992 | 1994 |
Oslo | 1932, 1944, 1968, 2022** | 1952 | |
Poland | Zakopane | 2006* | — |
Kraków | 2022** | — | |
Russia | Sochi | 2002* | 2014 |
Slovakia | Poprad-Tatry | 2006* | — |
South Korea | Pyeongchang | 2010, 2014 | 2018 |
Spain | Jaca | 1998, 2002*, 2010*, 2014* | — |
Barcelona/Zaragoza - Pyrenees | 2030** | — | |
Sweden | Falun | 1988, 1992 | — |
Åre | 2026, 2030 | — | |
Gothenburg | 1984 | — | |
Östersund | 1994, 1998, 2002 | — | |
Stockholm | 2022**, 2026, 2030 | — | |
Switzerland | Bern | 2010* | — |
Davos | 1928 | — | |
Engelberg | 1928 | — | |
Sion | 1976, 2002, 2006, 2026** | — | |
St. Moritz | 1936, 1960 | 1928, 1948 | |
Valais | 2030** | — | |
Turkey | Erzurum | 2026* | — |
Ukraine | Lviv | 2022** | — |
United States | Anchorage |
1992, 1994 | — |
Bear Mountain | 1932 | — | |
Colorado Springs | 1956 | — | |
Denver | 1932 | 1976† | |
Duluth | 1932 | — | |
Lake Placid | 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968 | 1932, 1980 | |
Lake Tahoe | 1932 | — | |
Minneapolis | 1932 | — | |
Salt Lake City | 1972, 1998, 2034 | 2002 | |
Squaw Valley |
— | 1960 | |
Yosemite Valley | 1932 | — | |
Yugoslavia/ Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 2010* | 1984 |
By country
The following is a list of bids submitted by national Olympic committee, listing the country and years it bid. Only countries that have submitted bids from multiple cities are included. Successful bids are in boldface. Parenthesis/Brackets indicates that the city was awarded the games without a bidding process. A dagger (†) indicates that the city was awarded the games, but that they were ultimately not held in the city, either because the games were canceled or moved.[2]
Country | Years |
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Austria | 1960, 1964, (1976), 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2026 |
Canada | 1932, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 2010 , 2026
|
China | 2010, 2022 |
Finland | 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 2006 |
France | 1924, 1968, 1992, 2018 , 2030
|
Germany | 1936, 1960, 1992, 2018 |
Italy | 1952, 1956, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2026 |
Japan | 1968, 1972, 1984, 1998, 2026 |
Norway | 1932, 1944, 1952, 1968, 1992, 1994, 2022 |
Poland | 2022
|
Sweden | 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2026 , 2030
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Switzerland | 1928, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1976, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2026, 2030 |
United States | 1956 , 1960, 1972, 1976†, 1980, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2034
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See also
- Bids for Olympic Games
- List of bids for the Summer Olympics
References
- ^ Sanko, John (12 October 1999). "Colorado only state ever to turn down Olympics". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Retrieved 15 March 2011.