Lillehammer '94, the first 'White Green Games'
25 YEARS AGO
The Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games took place from 12 to 27 February 1994. They were the first Winter Games to be held in a different year from the Summer Games of the same Olympic cycle.The Games organisers set out with the aims of protecting the environment, promoting business development and increasing tourism....
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One year ago PyeongChang's opening ceremony
OLYMPIC GAMES
The Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 were a resounding success both on and off the field of play, achieving a number of significant milestones. In the words of IOC President Thomas Bach, these were the Games of New Horizons. The Games enjoyed unprecedented geographical reach, in terms of both participation and...
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Lausanne 2020 Mascot Yodli Unveiled At “One Year To Go” Celebration
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
In just one year, the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games will kick off in Lausanne, Switzerland. to celebrate the milestone, the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Organising Committee (yogoc) unveiled its mascot, “Yodli”, designed by students from a local art school.
How Yodli came to life is a perfect example of how Lausanne 2020...
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Arianna Fontana awarded as best female athlete of PyeongChang 2018
ANOC AWARDS IN TOKYO
Arianna Fontana achieves increasingly legendary status in Olympic circles. The Italian Olympian was awarded as best female athlete of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. The endowment arrived during the XXIII General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees, held in Tokyo. The ANOC recalled the short...
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Introducing Milan Cortina 2026 to the world. Malagò: candidacy under the sign of tradition and innovation
AT THE ANOC ASSEMBLY
Milan Cortina 2026 is racing toward the five-ringed dream. The Italian project for hosting the XXV edition of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics was presented today for the first time during the XXIII General Assembly of ANOC in Tokyo. The proposals connected to the candidacy were illustrated by the president of CONI,...
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Strong field of Candidate Cities Milan-Cortina, Calgary and Stockholm
OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2026
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session today invited Calgary (Canada), Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy) and Stockholm (Sweden) to become Candidate Cities for the Olympic Winter Games 2026, on its final day of meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The decision by the IOC Session marked the beginning of the...
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IOC elected Giovanni Malagò as new member
IN BUENOS AIRES
Today, during the IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, nine new International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members were elected, three re-elected after eight years of membership and four finishing their mandate will become IOC Honorary Members.
Five new individual Members (three women and two men) and four representatives...
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YOG, it's time for Africa: fourth edition will be held in Senegal
IOC SESSION IN BUENOS AIRES
The fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games 2022 (YOG) will be held in Dakar, Senegal. The decision was unanimously taken today by a show of hands from the full International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership during the IOC Session in Buenos Aires. This is the first time the Youth Olympic Games will be organised...
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Milano-Cortina, Calgary and Stockholm recommended by IOC Executive Board as Candidate Cities
2026 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) has received the report from the Olympic Winter Games Working Group 2026 assessing the feasibility of the four Interested Cities: Calgary (Canada), Erzurum (Turkey), Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy) and Stockholm (Sweden).
The Working Group analysed the...
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IOC, Press Release
2026 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has informed the IOC that its National Council selected Cortina d’Ampezzo, Milan and Turin to continue working with the IOC in the Dialogue Stage of the Candidature Process for the Olympic Winter Games 2026. The IOC welcomes the news that the three cities have joined forces. This...
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