A Look at the 2026 Winter Olympic Bids in Monday’s Vote

The new headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is pictured, in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 18, 2019. Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—While the Winter Olympics still has issues attracting bidders, two candidates have stayed on June 24’s ballot to pick the 2026 host.

The contest is formally a choice between Milan-Cortina and Stockholm-Are. Effectively it is northern Italy against Sweden and Latvia as the costs and duties of Olympic hosting shift from cities to regions and multiple nations.