Winter Olympics 2026 Host Country Announcement. While the ioc would like a european 2026 host, ioc president thomas bach said recently he had no problem with a third winter games heading to asia after pyeongchang and beijing. The announcement comes after a daylong conference in lausanne, switzerland.

The next winter olympics, which will be held primarily in the italian cities of milan and cortina d’ampezzo, will kick off in early february of 2026 and will feature 116 medal. There were jubilant scenes from the italian delegation at the 134th ioc session and host city election in lausanne, switzerland, when.