Host Cities & Venues
The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially hosted by these two Italian locations.
What are Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo?
In figure skating, this segment follows the short program.
What is the free skate?
The first Winter Olympics were held in this year.
What is 1924?
This nation holds the record for the most Winter Olympic speed skating medals.
What is the Netherlands?
This Norwegian cross-country skier is one of the most decorated Winter Olympians ever.
Who is Marit Bjørgen?
This iconic Italian mountain range will host skiing and bobsled events.
What are the Dolomites?
This sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship.
What is biathlon?
This Scandinavian city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1952 and again in 1994 (in different facilities).
What is Oslo?
The highest score ever recorded in Olympic figure skating was achieved by this country’s team in 2018.
What is Russia (Russian Olympic Committee)?
Nicknamed “The King of Snowboarding,” this athlete won back-to-back Olympic gold in halfpipe.
Who is Shaun White?
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be the first Games officially branded with this term, highlighting shared hosting across multiple regions rather than one single city.
What is multi-city (or multi-region) hosting?
Teams of 4 race down icy tracks in this high-speed sliding sport.
What is bobsleigh?
This country has historically led the Winter Olympic medal count.
What is Norway?
This alpine ski racer holds the record for most World Cup wins among women.
Who is Lindsey Vonn?
This Dutch speed skater won 5 medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Who is Irene Schouten?
This Cortina venue is known for its natural ice track, used for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton.
What is the Eugenio Monti track?
In this judged sport, two athletes perform acrobatic tricks on snow ramps.
What is freestyle skiing (aerials)?
This city hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics exactly 20 years before Milan–Cortina.
What is Turin (Torino)?
The record for the fastest luge run at a Winter Olympics was set on this type of course.
What is a natural ice track?
This Austrian alpine ski legend won multiple medals in the 1990s and 2000s.
Who is Hermann Maier?
The Milan’s ice sports are centered around this complex that was modernized for the Games.
What is Fiera Milano (or the Milano Ice Stadium)?
This sport features athletes racing individually against the clock on a twisting ice track.
What is luge?
Since 1994, the Winter and Summer Olympics have been held in alternating even-numbered years rather than the same year. The first Winter Games held under this new schedule took place in this Norwegian city.
What is Lillehammer?
This country won the most gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
What is Norway?
This Brazilian alpine skier made history at the 2026 Winter Olympics by winning gold in men’s giant slalom, becoming the first athlete from South America to win a Winter Olympic medal.
Who is Lucas Pinheiro Braathen?