2028 Winter Youth Olympics

The 2028 Winter Youth Olympics (Italian: Giochi olimpici giovanili invernali del 2028), officially known as the V Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Dolomiti Valtellina 2028, will be the fifth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics, an international winter sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

V Winter Youth Olympic Games

Location	Dolomites and Valtellina, Italy
Events	7 sports (expected)
Opening	15 January 2028
Closing	29 January 2028
Stadium	Stelvio (opening ceremony) Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal (closing ceremony)
Winter ← Gangwon 2024 2032 → Summer ← Dakar 2026 2030 →

This will be the fifth time Italy hosted an Olympic event, and the first time the country hosted the Winter Youth Games.

Bidding process

Further information: Bids for the 2028 Winter Youth Olympics

The IOC's Future Host Commission named Dolomites and Valtellina as its preferred candidates for the Games and entered into targeted dialogue with the region under the new Olympic bid process.^[1]

Dolomiti Valtellina was officially awarded the Games at the 143rd IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 30 January 2025.^[2]

2028 Youth Olympic Games bidding results

Party	Nation	Votes
Dolomites and Valtellina	Italy	89
None of bid		1
Absentation		2
Total		92

Development and preparation

Venues

The venue plan is similar to that of the 2026 Winter Olympics and the 2013 Winter Universiade.^[3][4]

Trentino

• Cross country and biathlon center Fabio Canal - closing ceremony, cross-country skiing, nordic combined
• Ice Rink Piné - ice hockey, speed skating
• "Giuseppe Dal Ben" Ski Jumping Arena - ski jumping, nordic combined

Valtellina

• Mottolino/Sitas-Tagliede/Carosello 3000 - snowboarding
• Palaghiaccio Bormio - figure skating, short track speed skating
• Stelvio - opening ceremony, alpine skiing
• Valdidentro Biathlon Stadium - biathlon

Cortina

• Eugenio Monti olympic track - bobsleigh, luge, skeleton
• Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio - curling

References

1. "Dolomiti Valtellina recommended to the IOC Session as host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2028". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
2. International Olympic Committee (January 30, 2025). "IOC elects Dolomiti Valtellina in the Italian Alps as host of the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2028". Olympics.com.
3. "Dolomiti Valtellina Future Host Commission Report" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
4. McGowan, Elliot. "Dolomiti Valtellina to reuse Milano Cortina venues". Inside the Games. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

External links

• Youth Olympic Games website

Preceded by Gangwon	Winter Youth Olympic Games Dolomites–Valtellina 2028	Succeeded by TBA