Seven Cities Confirm Interest in 2026 Winter Games

Seven Cities Confirm Interest in 2026 Winter Games
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach poses during a press conference on March 16, 2018 in Are, Sweden. Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
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Seven cities or joint-bidding cities have expressed interest in hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on April 3.

Canada’s Calgary, Austria’s Graz, Swedish capital Stockholm, Switzerland’s Sion, Turkey’s Erzurum, Japan’s Sapporo, and an Italian bid involving Cortina d'Ampezzo, Milan, and Turin are all in the initial process.