The 2028 Winter Youth Olympics (), officially known as the V Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Dolomiti Valtellina 2028, will be the fifth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics, an international winter sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
This will be the fifth time Italy hosted an Olympic event, and the first time the country hosted either the Summer or Winter Youth Games.
Bidding process
The IOC's Future Host Commission named Dolomites and Valtellina as its preferred candidates for the Games and entered into targeted dialogue with the region under the new Olympic bid process.
Dolomiti Valtellina was officially awarded the Games at the 143rd IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 30 January 2025.
+ 2028 Youth Olympic Games bidding results Party Nation VotesDolomites and Valtellina89None of bid1Absentation2Total92
Development and preparation Venues The venue plan mostly uses venues that were also used in the 2026 Winter Olympics and the 2013 Winter Universiade.
Trentino VenueEventsCapacityCross country and biathlon center Fabio CanalClosing ceremony15,000Cross-country skiingNordic combinedIce Rink PinéIce hockey1,800Speed skating2,000Giuseppe Dal Ben Ski Jumping ArenaSki jumping4,500Nordic combined
Valtellina VenueEventsCapacityStelvioOpening ceremony5,000Alpine skiingLivigno Snow ParkSnowboarding3,000Palaghiaccio BormioFigure skating500Short track speed skatingValdidentro Biathlon StadiumBiathlon4,000
Cortina d'Ampezzo VenueEventsCapacityCortina Sliding CentreBobsleigh5,000LugeSkeletonStadio olimpico del ghiaccioCurling3,000
The Games Qualification
Sports The program for this edition will feature 7 sports in a total of 74 events. 15 events from 2024 were dropped, and 8 events will be new, including synchronised skating for figure skating, mixed singles for luge, and moguls and rail events for freestyle skiing and snowboarding.
References
External links Youth Olympic Games website