Vote on the nominations for the Winter Olympics 2026

Germany hosted the Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936, but failed four times thereafter: in 1960 with Garmisch-PartenkirchenWhat is the significance of the vote?

The result of the vote is not binding. The city council, however, had expressed funding problems earlier this month, but only against an outflow of demand. A defeat of the Olympian lawyers would probably make the candidacy fall.

When is the decision concerning the organizer made?

The plenary meeting of the International Olympic Committee will decide the organizer on 24 June 2019 in Lausanne. In October, the IOC had joined Calgary Milan / Cortina from Ampezzo and Stockholm. Subsequent ambitions in Buenos Aires rejected IOC President Thomas Bach.

What about competitors?

During his visit to Rome, Bach had previously praised the Italian initiative of Milan and Cortina, although they could not rely on state guarantees, but only on the financial support of the regions, contrary to the past. In Stockholm, the National Olympic Committee promotes enforcement, but lacks policy. To make matters worse, the slow formation of the government in Sweden is added.

What opportunities does Calgary have on the international scene?

Good. After the adventures of Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2026, the IOC has announced the return of a region of traditional winter sports. Calgary would fulfill this condition. The benefit to Canadians is the successful organization of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. And in 1988, Calgary has already shown that it can accommodate games. The ice hockey tournament would definitely be a treat for the crazy country of the sport.

What about a German application?

Germany hosted the Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936, but failed four times: in 1960 with Garmisch-Partenkirchen (matches at Squaw Valley, USA), in 1992 with Berchtesgaden (Albertville, France), 2018 and 2022 with Munich (Pyeongchang, South Korea). Beijing, China). Currently, there are no concrete and publicly known aspirations to an application. However, as part of a future strategy of organizing major sporting events, for which one million euros will be deposited in the federal budget for 2019, the topic of Olympics could soon return to the agenda.

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