| Overview | |
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| XXV Olympic Winter Games XIV Paralympic Winter Games | |
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| Winner: Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo Runner-up: Stockholm–Åre | |
| Details | |
| Committee | IOC |
| Election venue | 134th IOC Session Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Map of the bidding cities | |
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| Important dates | |
| Bid | 29 September 2017 |
| Shortlist | October 2018 |
| Decision | 24 June 2019 |
| Decision | |
| Winner | Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo (47 votes) |
| Runner-up | Stockholm–Åre (34 votes) |
A total of seven bids were initially submitted for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Four of the bids were subsequently withdrawn after entering the candidature stage, leaving Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and Stockholm–Åre, Sweden as the only two remaining candidate bids. Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo was elected as the host city at the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 24 June 2019.