Winter Games

— 17 March 2023

The IOC on the same line as the USOPC

The option of a double vote 2030-2034 for the Winter Games is back on the table. It would even be more than ever topical, judging by the recent statements... Read more »

— 23 January 2023

For Milan-Cortina 2026, the oval no longer goes round

New clouds in the Italian sky. Three years and a handful of days before the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games (6 to 22 February), the organising committee is going to... Read more »

— 15 December 2022

Milan-Cortina 2026, a marathon with a backpack

It was about time. Less than four years before the event, the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2026 Winter Games set foot in Milan at the beginning of the... Read more »

— 9 November 2022

Andrea Varnier, the new boss of Milan-Cortina 2026

The end of a long wait? No doubt. According to the Italian media, the name of the director general of the organising committee for the 2026 Winter Games in... Read more »

— 28 October 2022

Vancouver ends its bid for the 2030 Winter Games

They left in droves, soon there will be only two. Only two candidates, not one more, to fight for the Winter Games in 2030. The same sadly reduced number... Read more »

— 25 October 2022

“Abandoning the bid was a bad decision”

The images show the wear and tear of time. More than sixteen years. But Turin, the capital of Italy’s Piedmont region, host of the 2006 Winter Games, has taken... Read more »

— 7 October 2022

Calgary explores the idea of a bid

Amazing. A new Olympic bid is being discussed in Canada. But it does not involve Vancouver, a potential candidate city for the 2030 Winter Games. Alberta’s culture minister Ron... Read more »

— 30 September 2022

Thomas Bach’s visit to Rome says it all

Thomas Bach has a taste for Italy. It is understandable. On Thursday 29 September, the IOC President made his second trip to Rome in just two weeks. The first,... Read more »

— 11 July 2022

Thomas Bach rules out double voting

A double vote for the Winter Games in 2030 and 2034? Not very probable. Questioned by the Japanese agency Kyodo News on the possibility of seeing the IOC repeat... Read more »

— 30 May 2022

Lake Placid wants to return

Surprising. In the midst of the campaign for the 2030 Winter Games, where Salt Lake City is one of the four bidders, another American city is eyeing the Olympic... Read more »