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for the <br /><span class="summary">2022<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022</span>)</span> Winter Olympics and Paralympics</span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#BFD7FF"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Overview</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics" title="2022 Winter Olympics">XXIV Olympic Winter Games</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/2022_Winter_Paralympics" title="2022 Winter Paralympics">XIII Paralympic Winter Games</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2022_Beijing_Olympic_bid_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/53/2022_Beijing_Olympic_bid_logo.svg/200px-2022_Beijing_Olympic_bid_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="203" class="mw-file-element" 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur" title="Kuala Lumpur">Kuala Lumpur</a><br /><a href="/wiki/127th_IOC_Session" title="127th IOC Session">127th IOC Session</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#BFD7FF">Map of the bidding cities</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><div class="floatnone noresize" style="position: relative; width: 200px;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 135px; top: 14px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Almaty" title="Almaty"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div style="position: absolute; left: 154px; top: 14px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Location of the bidding cities" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/BlankMap-World.svg/200px-BlankMap-World.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/BlankMap-World.svg/300px-BlankMap-World.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Winner</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a></span>&#160;(44&#160;votes)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Runner-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Almaty" title="Almaty">Almaty</a></span>&#160;(40&#160;votes)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A total of six bids were initially submitted for the <a href="/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics" title="2022 Winter Olympics">2022 Winter Olympics</a>. Four of the bids were subsequently withdrawn by 1 October 2014, citing either the high costs of hosting the Games or the lack of local support, leaving <a href="/wiki/Almaty,_Kazakhstan" class="mw-redirect" title="Almaty, Kazakhstan">Almaty, Kazakhstan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beijing,_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing, China">Beijing, China</a> as the only two remaining candidate cities.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> was then elected as the host city at the <a href="/wiki/128th_IOC_Session" title="128th IOC Session">128th IOC Session</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur" title="Kuala Lumpur">Kuala Lumpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, on 31 July 2015. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bidding_calendar">Bidding calendar</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Bidding calendar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 3 October 2012, the IOC announced in a letter to the <a href="/wiki/National_Olympic_Committee" title="National Olympic Committee">NOCs</a> the bidding calendar for the 2022 Winter Olympics:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>3 October 2012 – First information circular letter to NOCs</li> <li>6 June 2013 – IOC officially invites bid applicants from NOCs and publishes the 2022 Applicant City Questionnaire<sup id="cite_ref-games_2022_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-games_2022-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-candidature_2022_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-candidature_2022-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>14 November 2013 – Deadline for NOCs to submit the name of an applicant city</li> <li>4–6 December 2013 – Applicant city seminar at the IOC headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Lausanne" title="Lausanne">Lausanne</a>, Switzerland</li> <li>7–23 February 2014 – Olympic Winter Games Observer Programme</li> <li>14 March 2014 – Submission of the application file</li> <li>7 July 2014 – Selection of candidate cities by the IOC Executive Board</li> <li>7 January 2015 – Submission of candidature files and guarantees</li> <li>14–18 February 2015 in Almaty – IOC Evaluation Commission visits</li> <li>24–28 March 2015 in Beijing – IOC Evaluation Commission visits</li> <li>1–2 June 2015 – Evaluation Commission report</li> <li>9–10 June 2015 – Candidate City briefing to IOC members</li> <li>31 July 2015 – Host city election at the <a href="/wiki/128th_IOC_Session" title="128th IOC Session">128th</a> <a href="/wiki/IOC_Session" class="mw-redirect" title="IOC Session">IOC Session</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur" title="Kuala Lumpur">Kuala Lumpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Candidate_cities_venues_list">Candidate cities venues list</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Candidate cities venues list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Note that the selected candidate cities have slightly changed venues plan in the final proposal to the IOC. Almaty moved technical alpine skiing events from <a href="/wiki/Shymbulak" title="Shymbulak">Shymbulak</a> to Tau, and completely removed both Kok Zhaylau and Ak-Bulak ski resorts, previously proposed for snowboarding and freestyle skiing events. Beijing dropped both Taiwu and Wanlong ski resorts, and proposed hosting snowboarding and freestyle skiing events in the two venues (A and B) in Genting Snow Park. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; width: 850px; text-align:center; font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="20px" rowspan="2">Event </th> <th width="100px" valign="bottom"><a href="/wiki/Almaty" title="Almaty">Almaty</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="100px" valign="bottom"><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><span class="flagicon"><span 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biathlon_pictogram.svg/45px-Biathlon_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biathlon_pictogram.svg/60px-Biathlon_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <b>Biathlon</b> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre"><a href="/wiki/Soldatskoe_Valley_Cross_Country_Skiing_and_Biathlon_Stadium" title="Soldatskoe Valley Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon Stadium">Ak Bulak Nordic Arena</a> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hualindong_Ski_Resort&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Hualindong Ski Resort (page does not exist)">Hualindong Ski Resort</a> (Zhangjiakou) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg/30px-Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg/45px-Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg/60px-Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <b>Freestyle skiing</b> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">1) Tabagan Snow Park <small>(aerials, moguls, half-pipe)</small><br />2) Tau Park Snowboard Freestyle <small>(ski-cross, slopestyle)</small> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">1) <a href="/wiki/Genting_Snow_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Genting Snow Park">Genting Snow Park A</a> <small>(Zhangjiakou; half-pipe, slopestyle, ski cross)</small><br />2) Genting Snow Park B <small>(moguls, aerials)</small> 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Snow Park A</a> (Zhangjiakou) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/30px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/45px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/60px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <b>Ice hockey 1</b> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre"><a href="/wiki/Almaty_Ice_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Almaty Ice Palace">Almaty Ice Palace</a> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre"><a href="/wiki/Wukesong_Arena" title="Wukesong Arena">Wukesong Arena</a> (Beijing) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/30px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/45px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/60px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <b>Ice hockey 2</b> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre"><a href="/wiki/Baluan_Sholak_Sports_Palace" title="Baluan Sholak Sports Palace">Baluan Sholak Sports Palace</a> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre"><a href="/wiki/Beijing_National_Indoor_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing National Indoor Stadium">Beijing National Indoor Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Speed_skating_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Speed_skating_pictogram.svg/30px-Speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Speed_skating_pictogram.svg/45px-Speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Speed_skating_pictogram.svg/60px-Speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <b>Speed skating</b> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre"><a href="/wiki/Medeu" title="Medeu">Medeu</a> Skating Oval </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre"><a href="/wiki/Beijing_National_Speed_Skating_Oval" title="Beijing National Speed Skating Oval">Beijing National Speed Skating Oval</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Candidate_cities_comparison">Candidate cities comparison</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Candidate cities comparison"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All data comes from applicant cities' bid books. 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valign="bottom">87% <small>(July 2015)</small> </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">92% <small>(July 2015)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="2"><b>Bid budget (mln USD)</b> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">Applicant phase </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">4.5 </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">11.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Candidature phase </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">30 </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">18.75 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="3"><b>Main airport</b><br /><small>(2014 / 2022)</small> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">Name </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom"><a href="/wiki/Almaty_International_Airport" title="Almaty International Airport">Almaty International</a> </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom"><a href="/wiki/Beijing_Capital_International_Airport" title="Beijing Capital International Airport">Beijing Capital</a> and <a 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width="100px" valign="bottom">36,573 </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">109,940 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Planned </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">7,597 </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">5,718 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Additional </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">13,503 </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Total </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">57,673 </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">115,658 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="4"><b>Proposed sport venues</b><br /> <small>(opening/closing ceremony venues excluded)</small> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">Existing <small>(no permanent works required)</small> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">7 </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Existing <small>(permanent works required)</small> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">1 </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Planned <small>(irrespective of the games)</small> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">3 </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Additional <small>(games dependent)</small> </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">2 </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Withdrawn_candidate_city_2">Withdrawn candidate city</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Withdrawn candidate city"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; width: 700px; text-align:center; font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100px" rowspan="2">Category </th> <th width="100px" rowspan="2">Details </th> <th width="100px" valign="bottom"><a href="/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">NOR</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="2"><b>Population (2014)</b> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">City </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">634,463 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Country </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">5,136,700 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="1"><b>Air Quality Score</b><sup id="cite_ref-EPI_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPI-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">Environmental Performance Index (2014) </td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">98.33 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="2"><b>Public opinion, support</b> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">City </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">41% <small>(Mar 2014)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Country </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">35% <small>(Mar 2014)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="2"><b>Bid budget (mln USD)</b> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">Applicant phase </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Candidature phase </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="3"> <p><b>Main airport</b><br /><small>(2014 / 2022)</small> </p> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">Name </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom"><a href="/wiki/Oslo_Airport,_Gardermoen" title="Oslo Airport, Gardermoen">Oslo-Gardermoen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Distance (km) </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">50 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">Capacity per hour </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">4200 / 5300 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="2"><b>Longest distance</b><br /><small>(airports excluded)</small> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">km </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">228 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px">min </td> <td width="100px" valign="bottom">165 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="100px" rowspan="4"> <p><b>Accommodation</b><br /><small>(number of rooms)</small> </p> </td> <td align="left" width="100px">Existing </td> <td 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</td> <td width="100px" valign="centre">5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Evaluation_of_the_applicant_cities">Evaluation of the applicant cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Evaluation of the applicant cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each cell of the table provides a minimum and a maximum figure obtained by the applicant city on the specific criteria.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These figures are to be compared to a benchmark which has been set at 6. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; width: 720px; text-align:center; font-size:90%"> <caption>Table of scores given by the IOC Working Group to assess the quality and feasibility of the 2022 Applicant cities </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="3">Criteria </th> <th width="100px" colspan="2" valign="bottom"><a href="/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a> </th> <th width="100px" colspan="2" valign="bottom"><a href="/wiki/Almaty" title="Almaty">Almaty</a> </th> <th width="100px" colspan="2" valign="bottom"><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">NOR</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">KAZ</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" 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style="background: #d5e5ff">6.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">6.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">8.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Legal aspects, customs and immigration formalities </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">7.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">9.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">6.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">8.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">7.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">9.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Government and public support </td> <td style="background: #ffd5e5">5.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">7.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">6.5 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">8.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">8.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">9.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Finance and marketing </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">6.5 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">8.5 </td> <td style="background: #ffd5e5">5.0 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">6.5 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">7.5 </td> <td style="background: #d5e5ff">9.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Candidate_cities_overview">Candidate cities overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Candidate cities overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 November 2013, the IOC announced the list of the six applicant cities.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 7 July 2014, the IOC announced that there were three remaining applicant cities that would move on to the candidate phase; these were Almaty, Beijing and Oslo. </p><p>On 1 October 2014, Oslo withdrew its application after one of the country's governing political parties <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Høyre</a> decided not to support the application.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The remaining two candidate cities were therefore Almaty and Beijing.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both of the candidate cities suggested hosting the Games between February 4–20, 2022. The Paralympics will be held from March 4–13. While another city suggested hosting the Games between February 11–27, 2022. The Paralympics will be held from March 11–20. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Almaty">Almaty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Almaty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 20em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#0084c9; color:#fff;"><big>Almaty</big> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background:#e8b030; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Almaty_bid_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics" title="Almaty bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics">Overview</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; padding:0.5em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#fff;">Details </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#009e49; color:#fff;">Votes </th> <td valign="top">40 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#e5053a; color:#fff;">Country </th> <td valign="top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_at_the_Olympics" title="Kazakhstan at the Olympics">Kazakhstan</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Almaty_bid_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics" title="Almaty bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics">Almaty bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics</a></div> <p>Since 2011, the <a href="/wiki/National_Olympic_Committee_of_the_Republic_of_Kazakhstan" title="National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan">National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan</a> has been considering a bid for the 2022 games in <a href="/wiki/Almaty" title="Almaty">Almaty</a>, the former longtime <a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">capital city</a> and still the largest city and financial centre of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Kazakhstan hosted the <a href="/wiki/2011_Asian_Winter_Games" title="2011 Asian Winter Games">2011 Asian Winter Games</a>. Almaty will host <a href="/wiki/2017_Winter_Universiade" title="2017 Winter Universiade">2017 Winter Universiade</a>. The current Kazakh capital <a href="/wiki/Astana" title="Astana">Astana</a> considered to joint bid with Almaty but the idea was later declined. On 17 August 2013, Almaty announced they were bidding for the 2022 Games.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Under the slogan "Keeping it Real", Almaty has emphasized her traditional winter setting with tall mountains and plenty of natural snow coverage as well as compactness — most venues are within half an hour's travel through Alpine scenery.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Presenting Kazakhstan's bid at the final event in Kuala Lumpur, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan <a href="/wiki/Karim_Massimov" title="Karim Massimov">Karim Massimov</a> made a speech with the key message that Almaty was "not a risk choice for 2022", but "a golden opportunity to prove that smaller advancing nations can successfully host the winter games". He called to the IOC core values saying that letting Almaty host the Games was "a golden opportunity to showcase the real long-term power of Olympic legacy for a region that has never hosted the Games".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the final voting Almaty lost to Beijing by only 4 votes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beijing">Beijing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Beijing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 20em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#0084c9; color:#fff;"><big>Beijing</big> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background:#e8b030; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Beijing_bid_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics" title="Beijing bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics">Overview</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; padding:0.5em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#fff;">Details </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#009e49; color:#fff;">Votes </th> <td valign="top">44 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#e5053a; color:#fff;">Country </th> <td valign="top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span>&#160;<a href="/wiki/China_at_the_Olympics" title="China at the Olympics">China</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Beijing_bid_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics" title="Beijing bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics">Beijing bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics</a></div> <p>On 5 November 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Olympic_Committee" title="Chinese Olympic Committee">Chinese Olympic Committee</a> announced that it would submit a bid for <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Beijing (where the indoor ice sports and the ceremonies would take place), was the host city of the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a>. <a href="/wiki/Zhangjiakou" title="Zhangjiakou">Zhangjiakou</a> would host the outdoor snow events.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the final voting in Kuala Lumpur Beijing's bid was presented by <a href="/wiki/Yang_Lan" title="Yang Lan">Yang Lan</a>, a renowned former CCTV host, who said sports and fitness were becoming a new fashion trend in China. In her speech she focused on China's economy and its ability to support every commitment it made "protecting long time financial viability and the reputation of the Games".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oslo">Oslo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Oslo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 20em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#0084c9; color:#fff;"><big>Oslo</big> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background:#e8b030; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Oslo_bid_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics" title="Oslo bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics">Overview</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; padding:0.5em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#fff;">Details </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#009e49; color:#fff;">Votes </th> <td valign="top">Withdrew bid </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#e5053a; color:#fff;">Country </th> <td valign="top"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/22px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/33px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/44px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Norway_at_the_Olympics" title="Norway at the Olympics">Norway</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Oslo_bid_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics" title="Oslo bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics">Oslo bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics</a></div> <p>On 6 November 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Committee_and_Confederation_of_Sports" title="Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports">Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports</a> announced that Oslo would be submitted as the Norwegian candidate for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Oslo last hosted the <a href="/wiki/1952_Winter_Olympics" title="1952 Winter Olympics">1952 Winter Olympics</a>, and Norway last hosted the <a href="/wiki/1994_Winter_Olympics" title="1994 Winter Olympics">1994 Winter Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lillehammer" title="Lillehammer">Lillehammer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 1 October 2014 the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a> decided that they would not support a bid for the games citing costs and lack of public support.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A vast number of polls were conducted, and since April 2014 support had varied between 24% and 37%.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The days leading up to the deliberation in the Conservative Party had consisted of a series of negative developments for the bid. Those negative developments included the <a href="/wiki/Centre_Party_(Norway)" title="Centre Party (Norway)">Centre Party</a> saying "no" through a grass root vote,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> a poll showing that even within the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Confederation_of_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Confederation of Sports">Norwegian Confederation of Sports</a> the majority of members opposed the bid,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> an external revision which clarified that the newly suggested cheaper budget was unrealistic<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and public scrutiny on <a href="/wiki/IOC" class="mw-redirect" title="IOC">IOC</a>´s 7000 pages of demands.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Norway rejected the Olympic committee's application for government funding to hold the event in Norway after the private organization IOC made a large number of demands which caused a scandal in Norway. The demands notably included "diva-like demands for luxury treatment" for the IOC members themselves, such as special lanes on all roads only to be used by IOC members, a cocktail reception at the Royal Palace with drinks paid for by the royal family, car and drivers for all IOC members, adjusted traffic lights, free cell phones, seasonal fruits, and all "OL-shaped" and "Olympic Appearance” furniture.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The IOC also demanded "control over all advertising space throughout Oslo during the Games, to be used exclusively by official sponsors."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Several commentators pointed out that such demands were unheard of in a western democracy; <i><a href="/wiki/Slate_(magazine)" title="Slate (magazine)">Slate</a></i> described the IOC as a "notoriously ridiculous organization run by grifters and hereditary aristocrats."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Applicant_cities_overview">Applicant cities overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Applicant cities overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w" title="Kraków">Kraków</a>, Poland</b></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w_bid_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics" title="Kraków bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics">Kraków bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics</a></div> <p>On 7 November 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Polish_Olympic_Committee" title="Polish Olympic Committee">Polish Olympic Committee</a> announced they submitted a bid to the IOC for the 2022 Winter Olympics, together with <a href="/wiki/Zakopane" title="Zakopane">Zakopane</a>, Poland, and <a href="/wiki/Jasn%C3%A1" title="Jasná">Jasná</a>, a village in central <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, near the Polish border.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> If the bid had been successful, it would have been the first time either Poland or Slovakia hosted the Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Zakopane" title="Zakopane">Zakopane</a> previously <a href="/wiki/Zakopane_bid_for_the_2006_Winter_Olympics" title="Zakopane bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics">bid to host</a> the <a href="/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics" title="2006 Winter Olympics">2006 Winter Olympics</a> but failed to become a candidate. Kraków's bid was submitted to a <a href="/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w_referendum,_2014" class="mw-redirect" title="Kraków referendum, 2014">local referendum</a> held on 25 May 2014, which had a negative result. After that Kraków discontinued the application on 26 May 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine"><img alt="Ukraine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Lviv" title="Lviv">Lviv</a>, Ukraine</b></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lviv_bid_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics" title="Lviv bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics">Lviv bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Olympic_Committee_of_Ukraine" title="National Olympic Committee of Ukraine">National Olympic Committee of Ukraine</a> officially submitted a bid for <a href="/wiki/Lviv" title="Lviv">Lviv</a> to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on 5 November 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-lvivoff_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lvivoff-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 30 June 2014, however, the IOC announced that Lviv would "turn its attention to an <a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2026_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2026 Winter Olympics">Olympic bid for 2026</a>, and not continue with its application for 2022. The decision comes as a result of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=2013%E2%80%932015_Ukrainian_crisis&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="2013–2015 Ukrainian crisis (page does not exist)">2013–2015 Ukrainian crisis</a>" which seriously influences <a href="/wiki/2014_Ukrainian_revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Ukrainian revolution">Lviv and the country</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, Sweden</b></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Stockholm_bid_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics" title="Stockholm bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics">Stockholm bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics</a></div> <p>On 11 November 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Olympic_Committee" title="Swedish Olympic Committee">Swedish Olympic Committee</a> announced that it had submitted a bid,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but on 17 January 2014, <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a> dropped the bid due to lack of political support.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/%C3%85re" title="Åre">Åre</a>, about 610&#160;km (380&#160;mi) from Stockholm, was scheduled to host the <a href="/wiki/Alpine_skiing" title="Alpine skiing">alpine skiing</a> events. Stockholm previously hosted the <a href="/wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics" title="1912 Summer Olympics">1912 Summer Olympics</a> and hosted <a href="/wiki/Equestrian_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics">equestrian events</a> of the <a href="/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics" title="1956 Summer Olympics">1956 Summer Olympics</a>, but this was the first time the Swedish capital had bid for the Winter Olympics. Had it won, it would have been the first city to host both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics, a distinction that ultimately went to Beijing. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Voting_results_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics_and_Paralympics">Voting results for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Voting results for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beijing was selected as host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics after beating Almaty by just four votes. Beijing received one more vote than the 43 needed for majority. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7">2022 Winter Olympics bidding results </th></tr> <tr> <th>City </th> <th>NOC </th> <th style="background:silver;"><b>Votes</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a></b></td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></b> </td> <td><b>44</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Almaty" title="Almaty">Almaty</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a> </td> <td>40 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Previously_interested_in_bidding">Previously interested in bidding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bids_for_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Previously interested in bidding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria"><img alt="Austria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Tyrol%E2%80%93South_Tyrol%E2%80%93Trentino_Euroregion" title="Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion">Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion</a>, Austria/Italy</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>The former parts of the <a href="/wiki/County_of_Tyrol" title="County of Tyrol">County of Tyrol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrol_(state)" title="Tyrol (state)">Tyrol</a> in Austria, <a href="/wiki/South_Tyrol" title="South Tyrol">South Tyrol</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trentino" title="Trentino">Trentino</a> in Italy were considering a joint bid as the <a href="/wiki/Euroregion_Tyrol%E2%80%93South_Tyrol%E2%80%93Trentino" class="mw-redirect" title="Euroregion Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino">Euroregion Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino</a> for the 2022 Olympics. The capital of Tyrol, <a href="/wiki/Innsbruck" title="Innsbruck">Innsbruck</a>, has already hosted Olympic Winter Games twice, in <a href="/wiki/1964_Winter_Olympics" title="1964 Winter Olympics">1964</a> and <a href="/wiki/1976_Winter_Olympics" title="1976 Winter Olympics">1976</a> as well as the <a href="/wiki/2012_Winter_Youth_Olympics" title="2012 Winter Youth Olympics">2012 Winter Youth Olympics</a>. However, the common legislative assembly of <a href="/wiki/Tyrol_(state)" title="Tyrol (state)">Tyrol</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Tyrol" title="South Tyrol">South Tyrol</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trentino" title="Trentino">Trentino</a> rejected the proposal during its session on 30 March 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina"><img alt="Bosnia and Herzegovina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Sarajevo" title="Sarajevo">Sarajevo</a>, Bosnia and Herzegovina</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>After the announcement that Sarajevo would host the <a href="/wiki/2017_European_Youth_Winter_Olympic_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival">2017 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fahrudin_Radon%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Fahrudin Radončić">Fahrudin Radončić</a>, President of the <a href="/wiki/Union_for_a_Better_Future_of_BiH" title="Union for a Better Future of BiH">Union for a Better Future of Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>, a <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina">political party</a>, said that Bosnia and Herzegovina would apply to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, which hosted the <a href="/wiki/1984_Winter_Olympics" title="1984 Winter Olympics">1984 Winter Olympics</a> when it was part of <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia" title="Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Quebec_City" title="Quebec City">Quebec City</a>, Canada</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>Quebec City initially expressed interest in bidding. In September 2011, Quebec City mayor <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9gis_Labeaume" title="Régis Labeaume">Régis Labeaume</a> ruled out bidding for 2022. However, the city may bid for another Winter Games in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Former IOC President <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Rogge" title="Jacques Rogge">Jacques Rogge</a> stated that he believes that the 2026 Winter Olympics would be a realistic option for the city to organize the games.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Quebec has a problem finding a mountain for the downhill event, as the planned location <a href="/wiki/Le_Massif" title="Le Massif">Le Massif</a> was not approved.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile"><img alt="Chile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Santiago" title="Santiago">Santiago</a>, Chile</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>After an interview with then <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> president <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Rogge" title="Jacques Rogge">Jacques Rogge</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2012_Olympic_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Olympic Games">2012 Olympic Games</a> in London discussions were started about how to organize <a href="/wiki/Winter_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Winter Olympics">Winter Olympics</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_hemisphere" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern hemisphere">southern hemisphere</a> for the first time. During the interview conditions in the <a href="/wiki/Andes" title="Andes">Andes</a> were highlighted as very suitable to stage snow sports events but a lack of existing venues for the ice sport events was identified as well.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Nice" title="Nice">Nice</a>, France</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>After Nice's failure to secure the French nomination for the <a href="/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics" title="2018 Winter Olympics">2018 Winter Olympics</a>, mayor of Nice <a href="/wiki/Christian_Estrosi" title="Christian Estrosi">Christian Estrosi</a> announced in 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and again during the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Summer Games">2012 Summer Games</a>, that his city remained interested in bidding.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/French_Olympic_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="French Olympic Committee">French Olympic Committee</a> will make a decision after they get an autumn report about the failure of previous Olympic bids by France, but the president of the Committee also said that the probability of bidding for 2022 is weak.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Tahko" class="mw-redirect" title="Tahko">Tahko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuopio" title="Kuopio">Kuopio</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a>, Finland</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>During the <a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Winter Olympics</a> in Vancouver, Jouko Purontakanen, the Secretary General of the Finland Olympic Committee, said Finland could host the games alone in <a href="/wiki/Tahko" class="mw-redirect" title="Tahko">Tahko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuopio" title="Kuopio">Kuopio</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a>, if the project for artificial heightening of the Tahko hill progresses.<sup id="cite_ref-finland_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finland-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Wallin" title="Stefan Wallin">Stefan Wallin</a>, Finland's Minister for Culture and Sports, has also suggested that Finland should bid for the 2022 games with other Nordic countries after Finland's NOC discusses with them in Vancouver.<sup id="cite_ref-finland_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finland-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Nothing followed from these suggestions: the heightening of Tahko hill did not progress since 2010 due to environmental concerns,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and no Nordic countries indicated an interest to bid with Finland since the discussions in Vancouver.</dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Munich" title="Munich">Munich</a>, Germany</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>Following Munich's <a href="/wiki/Munich_bid_for_the_2018_Winter_Olympics" title="Munich bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics">failed bid</a> to host the <a href="/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics" title="2018 Winter Olympics">2018 Winter Olympics</a>, plans for a second attempt were made. On 30 September 2013, <i><a href="/wiki/Deutscher_Olympischer_Sportbund" class="mw-redirect" title="Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund">Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund</a></i> (the German <a href="/wiki/National_Olympic_Committee" title="National Olympic Committee">National Olympic Committee</a>) announced its intention to submit a bid for Munich to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-spon_munich_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spon_munich-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, these plans were cancelled on 10 November 2013 when a majority of residents in the Munich area opposed the bid in referendums held in Munich, <a href="/wiki/Garmisch-Partenkirchen" title="Garmisch-Partenkirchen">Garmisch-Partenkirchen</a> and the Bavarian districts of <a href="/wiki/Berchtesgadener_Land" title="Berchtesgadener Land">Berchtesgadener Land</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Traunstein_District&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Traunstein District (page does not exist)">Traunstein</a> (where the competitions would have taken place).<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In each locality, a majority had voted against bidding: 51.2% in Munich, 51.6% in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 54.0% in Berchtesgadener Land, and 59.7% in Traunstein.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Opponents pointed to the high costs for hosting the Olympics, environmental issues, and criticism of commercialization of sports, particularly <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee#Controversies" title="International Olympic Committee">the IOC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dd>In order to address concerns voiced about the 2018 bid, the 2022 Games would have been located at four different places. Only Alpine Skiing and Ski Jumping competitions would have been held at Garmisch-Partenkirchen (the host city of the <a href="/wiki/1936_Winter_Olympics" title="1936 Winter Olympics">1936 Winter Olympics</a>), whilst Nordic Skiing and Biathlon events would have taken place at existing facilities at <a href="/wiki/Ruhpolding" title="Ruhpolding">Ruhpolding</a>, thus minimizing the land use. The <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6nigssee_bobsleigh,_luge,_and_skeleton_track" title="Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track">Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track</a> would have become another important venue. Indoor ice skating events and ski/snowboard half-pipe competitions would have been held at the <a href="/wiki/Olympiapark,_Munich" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympiapark, Munich">Olympiapark</a> in Munich, the main site of the <a href="/wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics" title="1972 Summer Olympics">1972 Summer Olympics</a>; and the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(Munich)" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Stadium (Munich)">Olympic Stadium</a> would have been used for the opening and closing ceremonies.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Queenstown,_New_Zealand" title="Queenstown, New Zealand">Queenstown</a>—<a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a>, New Zealand</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>Queenstown, New Zealand's main winter sports centre, has toyed with the idea of bidding for hosting rights of the Winter Olympics in the past, notably a 2007 report suggesting a bid (co-hosting with <a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin">Dunedin</a>) for the 2018 games. A proposal to bring the games to the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a> for the first time in 2022, to be jointly held in Queenstown and Christchurch, has been mooted by a private group, but does not have general support among the country's Olympians and is seen as unlikely to proceed.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania"><img alt="Romania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Bra%C8%99ov" title="Brașov">Brașov</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prahova_Valley" title="Prahova Valley">Prahova Valley</a>, Romania</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>The mayor of <a href="/wiki/Bra%C8%99ov" title="Brașov">Brașov</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Scripcaru" title="George Scripcaru">George Scripcaru</a>, said in September 2011 that his city would be interested to bid if the <a href="/wiki/2013_European_Youth_Winter_Olympic_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival">2013 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival</a> is a success.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2007, former Romanian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/C%C4%83lin_Popescu_T%C4%83riceanu" class="mw-redirect" title="Călin Popescu Tăriceanu">Călin Popescu Tăriceanu</a> announced that the country was considering a bid for the <a href="/wiki/Prahova_Valley" title="Prahova Valley">Prahova Valley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Instead of bidding for 2022, Brașov's mayor, George Scripcaru, announced in November 2013 that Brașov will be bidding to host the <a href="/wiki/2020_Winter_Youth_Olympics" title="2020 Winter Youth Olympics">2020 Winter Youth Olympics</a>.</dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, Spain</b></li></ul> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, which hosted the <a href="/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics" title="1992 Summer Olympics">1992 Summer Olympics</a>, considered a bid for the 2022 Olympics, but on 25 October 2013, mayor <a href="/wiki/Xavier_Trias" title="Xavier Trias">Xavier Trias</a> announced that "the conditions" would not exist yet. Instead, one "must concentrate to reach the Olympic target <a href="/wiki/2026_Winter_Olympics" title="2026 Winter Olympics">by 2026</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 13 January 2010, then mayor of Barcelona <a href="/wiki/Jordi_Hereu" title="Jordi Hereu">Jordi Hereu</a> had first announced plans to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. The proposed "two cluster system" would have seen the Games being shared with <a href="/wiki/La_Molina_(ski_resort)" title="La Molina (ski resort)">La Molina</a>, a ski resort in the <a href="/wiki/Pyrenees" title="Pyrenees">Pyrenees</a>. Indoor sports (as well as the opening, closing and medal ceremonies) would have taken place in Barcelona.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Zaragoza_2022_vs_Barcelona_2022_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zaragoza_2022_vs_Barcelona_2022-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 17 June 2015, mayor <a href="/wiki/Ada_Colau" title="Ada Colau">Ada Colau</a> announced Barcelona would not be bidding for the 2026 either, stating it is not a priority project for the city.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Zaragoza" title="Zaragoza">Zaragoza</a>, Spain</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>The Zaragoza-Pyrenees 2022 bid was withdrawn on 7 November 2011 and left Barcelona as sole candidate from Spain to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Officials insisted that Barcelona never regarded Zaragoza as "a rival, but rather the opposite. Both of us championed the Pyrenees brand in our projects and that's why I believe Aragon will also benefit if Barcelona goes ahead with this bid, because it will have a positive effect on the whole Pyrenees".<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/%C3%96stersund" title="Östersund">Östersund</a>, Sweden</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>Ostersund was interested in a potential 2022 bid, but the Swedish Olympic Committee decided not to move forward with bidding due to a lack of financial guarantees from the government.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The SOC chairman said that future applications were unlikely because of the government policy.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However Sweden has applied with Stockholm as main city, with more arenas and hotels already available, therefore lower cost. Östersund previously bid for the <a href="/wiki/1994_Winter_Olympics" title="1994 Winter Olympics">1994</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_Winter_Olympics" title="1998 Winter Olympics">1998</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics" title="2002 Winter Olympics">2002 Winter Olympics</a> but lost to <a href="/wiki/Lillehammer" title="Lillehammer">Lillehammer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagano_(city)" title="Nagano (city)">Nagano</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a> respectively.</dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Graub%C3%BCnden" class="mw-redirect" title="Graubünden">Graubünden</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Moritz" title="St. Moritz">St. Moritz</a>/<a href="/wiki/Davos" title="Davos">Davos</a>), Switzerland</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>The intention to bid was approved in November 2010. On 24 January 2011, the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Olympic_Association" title="Swiss Olympic Association">Swiss Olympic Association</a>, announced that five areas across Switzerland had shown interest in bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics:<sup id="cite_ref-Hohe_Anforderungen_an_eine_mögliche_Schweizer_Olympia-Kandidatur_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hohe_Anforderungen_an_eine_mögliche_Schweizer_Olympia-Kandidatur-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valais" title="Valais">Valais</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graub%C3%BCnden" class="mw-redirect" title="Graubünden">Graubünden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucerne" title="Lucerne">Lucerne</a>/<a href="/wiki/Central_Switzerland" title="Central Switzerland">Central Switzerland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bern" title="Bern">Bern</a>. After a withdrawal from Central Switzerland,<sup id="cite_ref-Olympiapläne_sind_vom_Tisch_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olympiapläne_sind_vom_Tisch-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Olympic_Association" title="Swiss Olympic Association">Swiss Olympic Association</a> received four bids by 31 March 2011 deadline.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The executive committee of the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Olympic_Association" title="Swiss Olympic Association">Swiss Olympic Association</a> decided on 11 August 2011 to put forward a bid of the <a href="/wiki/St.Moritz" class="mw-redirect" title="St.Moritz">St.Moritz</a>/<a href="/wiki/Davos" title="Davos">Davos</a>-area to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. St. Moritz hosted the Winter Olympics in <a href="/wiki/1928_Winter_Olympics" title="1928 Winter Olympics">1928</a> and <a href="/wiki/1948_Winter_Olympics" title="1948 Winter Olympics">1948</a>.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>St. Moritz/Davos presented a project that will host all events in the surrounding area of <a href="/wiki/Davos" title="Davos">Davos</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Moritz" title="St. Moritz">St. Moritz</a>; generally speaking, "ice events" in Davos and "snow events" in St. Moritz. However, Davos has a hosting tradition in <a href="/wiki/Cross-country_skiing_(sport)" title="Cross-country skiing (sport)">cross-country skiing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Snowboarding" title="Snowboarding">snowboarding</a>, and so one would expect Davos venues for those competitions. After the decision on 11 August 2011 a feasibility study for the Games was announced including the possibility to extend ice events to <a href="/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Zürich">Zürich</a>. The organizers decided during a session on 22 December 2011 to go forward with "St. Moritz 2022" as the official corporate name of the bid.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However at a plebiscite in <a href="/wiki/Graub%C3%BCnden" class="mw-redirect" title="Graubünden">Graubünden</a> about the bid on 3 March 2013, the public voted with 41'758 to 37'540 votes (52.66% to 47.43%) <sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> against a credit for the 2022 Olympic Games, meaning that the bid will have to be dropped.</dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <b>Multiple cities, United States</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>Multiple cities in the United States—such as <a href="/wiki/Bozeman,_Montana" title="Bozeman, Montana">Bozeman, Montana</a>; <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver, Colorado</a>; <a href="/wiki/Reno,_Nevada" title="Reno, Nevada">Reno, Nevada</a>; <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City, Utah</a> —initially expressed interest in bidding for the 2022 Games, but the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Olympic_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Olympic Committee">U.S. Olympic Committee</a> instead opted to bid for the <a href="/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" title="2024 Summer Olympics">2024 Summer Olympics</a> or the <a href="/wiki/2026_Winter_Olympics" title="2026 Winter Olympics">2026 Winter Olympics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, Canada</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>After <a href="/wiki/Oslo" title="Oslo">Oslo</a> withdrew from hosting the 2022 Games, a replacement host was probably needed instead of awarding to one of the two remaining bidders which would have meant two consecutive Winter Olympics to be held in <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>. 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Olympics">1912</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1916_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1916 Summer Olympics">1916</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1920_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1920 Summer Olympics">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1924_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1924 Summer Olympics">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1928_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1928 Summer Olympics">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1932_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1932 Summer Olympics">1932</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1936_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1936 Summer Olympics">1936</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray;">1940<sup>3</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1944_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1944 Summer Olympics">1944</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1948_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1948 Summer Olympics">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1952_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1952 Summer Olympics">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1956 Summer Olympics">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1960_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1960 Summer Olympics">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1964_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1964 Summer Olympics">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1968_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1968 Summer Olympics">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1972_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1972 Summer Olympics">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1976_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1976 Summer Olympics">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1980_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1980 Summer Olympics">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1984_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1984 Summer Olympics">1984</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1988_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1988 Summer Olympics">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1992_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1992 Summer Olympics">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1996_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 1996 Summer Olympics">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2000_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2000 Summer Olympics">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2004_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2004 Summer Olympics">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2008 Summer Olympics">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2012_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2020_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2020 Summer Olympics">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2024_and_2028_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics">2024 and 2028</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2032_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2032 Summer Olympics">2032</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2036_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2036 Summer Olympics">2036</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2040_Summer_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2040 Summer Olympics">2040</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="1948 Winter Olympics">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Winter_Olympics#Host_city_selection" title="1952 Winter Olympics">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Winter_Olympics#Host_city_selection" title="1956 Winter Olympics">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Winter_Olympics#Host_city_selection" title="1960 Winter Olympics">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Winter_Olympics#Host_city_selection" title="1964 Winter Olympics">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Winter_Olympics#Host_city_selection" title="1968 Winter Olympics">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1972_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 1972 Winter Olympics">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1976_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 1976 Winter Olympics">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1980_Winter_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 1980 Winter Olympics">1980</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1984_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 1984 Winter Olympics">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1988_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 1988 Winter Olympics">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1992_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 1992 Winter Olympics">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1994_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 1994 Winter Olympics">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_1998_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 1998 Winter Olympics">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2002_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2002 Winter Olympics">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2006_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2006 Winter Olympics">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2010 Winter Olympics">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2014 Winter Olympics">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2018_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics">2018</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2026_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2026 Winter Olympics">2026</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2030_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2030 Winter Olympics">2030</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2034_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2034 Winter Olympics">2034</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#BFD7FF;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_bids_for_the_Youth_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="List of bids for the Youth Olympics">Summer Youth</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2010_Summer_Youth_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2018_Summer_Youth_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics">2018</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/2030_Summer_Youth_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="2030 Summer Youth Olympics">2030</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#BFD7FF;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_bids_for_the_Youth_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="List of bids for the Youth Olympics">Winter Youth</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2012_Winter_Youth_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2016_Winter_Youth_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Bids for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics">2016</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2020_Winter_Youth_Olympics" title="Bids for the 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