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Listed here are all the Winter Olympic Games bidding cities (data up until 2034 Games). Included are just the cities that remain as bid candidates when the host city was voted upon. There are sometimes many cities that will put an initial bid in but withdrawal at a later date prior to selection. Thanks to Hank Wisniewski of Austin, Texas, U.S.A for providing the original data. There is a list of trivia about the bidding cities. See the full list of host cities, which are the winning bid cities.

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CITIES THAT HAVE BID on HOSTING the WINTER OLYMPICS

(includes winning bid cities)

Andorra

• Andorra la Vella –  2010

Austria

• Graz – 2002
• Innsbruck – 1960, 1964 & 1976 (offered the Games after Denver withdrew)
• Klagenfurt – 2006
• Salzburg – 2010 & 2014

Bosnia & Herzegovina / Yugoslavia

• Sarajevo – 1984 & 2010

Bulgaria

• Sofia – 1992, 1994 & 2014

Canada

• Banff – 1972
• Calgary – 1964, 1968 & 1988
• Montreal – 1932, 1936, 1944, 1944S, 1956
• Quebec City – 2002
• Vancouver – 1976 & 2010

China

• Harbin – 2010
• Beijing 2020

Finland

• Helsinki – 2006
• Lahti – 1964, 1968 & 1972
• Tampere – 1976

France

• Albertville – 1992
• Annecy – 2018
• Chamonix – 1924
• French Alps –  2030
• Grenoble – 1968

Georgia

• Borjomi – 2014

Germany / West Germany

• Berchtesgaden – 1992
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen – 1936, (chosen to host 1940 after offer was withdrawn from St. Moritz; eventually all 1940 Games were canceled), 1960
• Munich – 2018

Italy

• Aosta – 1998
• Cortina d’Ampezzo – 1944 (chosen to host but Games were canceled due to war), 1952, 1956, 1988 & 1992
• Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo – 2026
• Tarvisio – 2002
• Turin – 2006

Japan

• Nagano – 1998
• Sapporo – 1940 (chosen to host but Games were canceled due to war), 1968, 1972 & 1984

Kazakhstan

• Almaty – 2014, 2020

Norway

• Lillehammer – 1992 & 1994
• Oslo – 1932, 1944, 1952 & 1968

Pakistan

• Karachi – 1960

Poland

• Zakopane – 2006

Russia / Soviet Union

• Sochi – 2002 & 2014

Slovakia

• Poprad-Tatry – 2002 & 2006

South Korea

• PyeongChang – 2010, 2014 & 2018

Spain

• Jaca – 1998, 2002, 2010 & 2014

Sweden

• Falun – 1988 & 1992
• Gothenburg – 1984
• Ostersund – 1994, 1998 & 2002
• Stockholm–Åre – 2026, 2030

Switzerland

• Cities and cantons in Switzerland –  2030
• Berne – 2010
• Davos – 1928
• Engelberg – 1928
• Saint Moritz – 1928 (chosen to host because the Netherlands could not), 1936, 1940 (chosen to host after Sapporo Games were canceled; later withdrawn), 1948 & 1960
• Sion – 1976, 2002 & 2006

United States

• Anchorage – 1992 & 1994
• Bear Mountain – 1932
• Colorado Springs – 1956
• Denver – 1932, 1976 (withdrew 18 months after being chosen to host)
• Duluth – 1932
• Lake Placid – 1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968 & 1980
• Lake Tahoe – 1932
• Salt Lake City – 1972, 1998 & 2002, 2030, 2034
• Squaw Valley – 1960
• Yosemite Valley – 1932

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Related Pages

• Host Cities of the Winter Olympics
• History of the Winter Olympics
• List of timezones for the Summer Olympics host cities