2028 Winter Youth Olympics

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V Winter Youth Olympic Games
LocationDolomites and Valtellina, Italy
Events7 sports (expected)
Opening15 January 2028
Closing29 January 2028
StadiumStelvio (opening ceremony)
Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal (closing ceremony)
Winter
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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

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

Development and preparation

Venues

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

Trentino

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

References

  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.
Preceded by Winter Youth Olympic Games
Dolomites–Valtellina
2028 		Succeeded by
TBA